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

Kupferberg, 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 Kupferberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kupferberg in America

Kupferberg is the 76768th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kupferberg surname appeared 250 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 Kupferberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kupferberg 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 Kupferberg

The surname Kupferberg is of German origin, originating in the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance period. It is derived from the German words "Kupfer" meaning copper, and "Berg" meaning hill or mountain. Thus, the literal translation of Kupferberg is "copper mountain" or "copper hill".

The name likely originated in a region or town with a copper mining industry or proximity to copper mines in the mountains. It may have been a descriptor for someone who worked in copper mining or lived near such an area. The earliest known records of the name date back to the 15th century in various German states and principalities.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Kupferberg was Hans Kupferberg, a master coppersmith and metalworker from Nuremberg, born around 1510. His intricate copper and brass works were highly prized by nobility and the wealthy across Europe.

Another early example is Johannes Kupferberg, a Lutheran theologian and reformist from Saxony, who lived from 1532 to 1599. He was a vocal critic of the Catholic Church and played a role in the spread of Protestantism in Germany.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various records and manuscripts across German-speaking regions, often associated with mining towns or metalworking guilds. One such record is of a Christoph Kupferberg, a coppersmith and guild member in Freiberg, Saxony, born around 1620.

Moving into the 18th century, a notable figure was Karl Kupferberg, a German artist and engraver from Dresden, who lived from 1712 to 1783. His intricate copper engravings and etchings were highly sought after by collectors and art patrons of the time.

In the 19th century, the surname gained wider recognition with the rise of the Kupferberg family in the brewing industry. Johann Kupferberg, born in 1825 in Bavaria, founded the Kupferberg Brewery in Mainz, which became one of the largest and most successful breweries in Germany during that period.

These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname Kupferberg, which has its roots in the copper mining and metalworking industries of medieval and Renaissance Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kupferberg

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

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

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