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

Newburg, 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 Newburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Newburg in America

Newburg is the 59901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Newburg surname appeared 337 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 Newburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Newburg 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 Newburg

The surname Newburg originated in Germany during the 16th century. It is a locational surname, derived from the German city of Neuburg an der Donau, which means "new castle on the Danube River." The name likely referred to someone who came from or lived near this town.

In medieval times, surnames were often adopted to distinguish people living in one town from those living in another. The earliest recorded spelling of the name Newburg dates back to 1542 in the German state of Bavaria.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Newburg surname was Johannes Newburg, a merchant who lived in Nuremberg in the late 16th century. Another early record is that of Hans Newburg, a farmer from the village of Rödelsee near Neuburg an der Donau, mentioned in a land registry from 1612.

During the 17th century, the Newburg name appeared in several historical documents, including church records and tax rolls. Notable individuals from this period include Peter Newburg (1628-1702), a respected clockmaker from Augsburg, and Anna Newburg (1654-1719), a midwife who practiced in the town of Neuburg an der Donau.

As people migrated from Germany to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas, the Newburg surname spread to new regions. In the 18th century, Johann Newburg (1742-1818), a Lutheran minister, immigrated to Pennsylvania and settled in the town of Germantown.

Another prominent figure was Carl Newburg (1785-1856), a German-born artist who settled in England and became known for his landscape paintings. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy and can be found in several British museums.

In the 19th century, the Newburg surname gained recognition through individuals like August Newburg (1822-1905), a German-American brewer who founded the Newburg Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Charles Newburg (1858-1932), a British explorer and writer who documented his travels in Africa and Asia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Newburg

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

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

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