Find out how popular the last name Kolberg is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kolberg.

Kolberg, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kolberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kolberg in America

Kolberg is the 21940th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kolberg surname appeared 1,183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kolberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kolberg to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kolberg

The surname KOLBERG is of German origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is derived from the German city of Kolberg, now known as Kołobrzeg, located in the northwestern region of modern-day Poland. The name was likely adopted by individuals who either hailed from or resided in this town.

The earliest known record of the surname KOLBERG can be found in a 16th-century manuscript from the region, where it was spelled as "Kolbergk". This variation in spelling was common during that era, as standardized spelling conventions were not yet widely adopted.

In the 17th century, the name KOLBERG appeared in various municipal records and church registers in the German states of Pomerania and Brandenburg. One notable figure from this period was Johann Kolberg (1597-1672), a Protestant theologian and author who served as a pastor in the town of Kolberg.

The 18th century saw the KOLBERG name spreading beyond the borders of Germany. In 1745, a German immigrant named Hans Kolberg was recorded as one of the earliest settlers in the British colony of Pennsylvania. His descendants went on to establish a prominent family lineage in the United States.

Moving into the 19th century, the KOLBERG surname gained recognition through the work of Oskar Kolberg (1814-1890), a Polish ethnographer and folklorist who extensively documented the traditional cultures and customs of various regions in Poland. His vast collection of folk songs, dances, and traditions is considered a invaluable contribution to Polish cultural heritage.

Another notable individual with the KOLBERG surname was Max Kolberg (1854-1918), a German architect and urban planner who designed several iconic buildings in Berlin, including the Reichsbank and the Anhalter Bahnhof railway station.

Throughout the 20th century, the KOLBERG name continued to appear in various fields, such as the German-American mathematician Emil Kolberg (1902-1965), who made significant contributions to the study of topology and functional analysis.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kolberg

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kolberg.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kolberg was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kolberg has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kolberg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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