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

Kuperberg, 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 Kuperberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuperberg in America

Kuperberg is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuperberg surname appeared 145 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 Kuperberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kuperberg 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 Kuperberg

The surname KUPERBERG is of Ashkenazic Jewish origin, traced back to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. The name is believed to have derived from the Yiddish word "kuper," meaning "cooper" or barrel maker, and the German suffix "berg," meaning "mountain" or "hill."

The earliest known record of the KUPERBERG name appears in a census document from the town of Krakow, Poland, dated 1592. This document lists a family headed by a man named Yitzchak KUPERBERG, suggesting the name was already established in the region.

In the 17th century, the KUPERBERG surname is found in various Jewish community records across Poland and Lithuania, indicating the family's dispersal across Eastern Europe. Some variations in spelling include KUPERBURG, KUPFERBERG, and KUPERBERGER.

The 18th century saw the KUPERBERG name spread further as Jewish families migrated westward across Europe. In 1723, a man named Mordechai KUPERBERG is recorded as living in the city of Frankfurt, Germany, possibly fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe.

Notable individuals with the KUPERBERG surname include Rabbi Shmuel KUPERBERG (1670-1741), a renowned Talmudic scholar from Kraków, Poland, and Chaim KUPERBERG (1801-1876), a prominent businessman and philanthropist from Vilnius, Lithuania.

In the 19th century, the KUPERBERG name appeared in records from various parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including Galicia (modern-day Poland and Ukraine) and Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic). One notable figure was Yitzchak KUPERBERG (1822-1903), a respected rabbi and author from Lviv, Ukraine.

As Jewish communities faced increasing persecution and economic hardship in Eastern Europe, many KUPERBERG families immigrated to the United States and other countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One such immigrant was Shlomo KUPERBERG (1865-1942), who settled in New York City and became a successful businessman.

Other notable individuals with the KUPERBERG surname include Gregor KUPERBERG (1919-2003), a renowned mathematician and theoretical physicist from Hungary, and Mikhail KUPERBERG (1905-1995), a celebrated Russian-Jewish writer and poet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuperberg

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

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 Kuperberg 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 Kuperberg 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 Kuperberg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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