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

Norenberg, 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 Norenberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Norenberg in America

Norenberg is the 50659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Norenberg surname appeared 412 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 Norenberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Norenberg 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 Norenberg

The surname Norenberg is believed to have originated in Germany, likely dating back to the 12th or 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Middle Low German word "norden," meaning "north," and the word "berg," meaning "hill" or "mountain." This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a northern hill or mountain range.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Norenberg can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, Germany. In this collection, there is a reference to a person named "Conradus de Norenberge" in the year 1235.

The Norenberg name also appears in various municipal records and chronicles from the medieval period in Germany. For example, a document from the city of Lübeck, dated 1289, mentions a "Theodoricus Norenberg," who was likely a prominent citizen or landowner of the time.

During the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Norenberg was Johannes Norenberg, a German mathematician and astronomer who lived from approximately 1520 to 1580. He authored several works on mathematics and astronomy, including a treatise on the measurement of land and calculations related to astronomical events.

In the 17th century, a Prussian nobleman named Friedrich von Norenberg (1635-1699) played a significant role in the military campaigns of the Great Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick William I. He served as a general and was instrumental in several victories during the Scanian War against Sweden.

Another individual of note was Carl Norenberg (1810-1887), a German architect and engineer who contributed to the design and construction of several prominent buildings in Berlin during the 19th century. His most notable works include the Altes Museum and the Neue Wache, both of which are considered architectural landmarks in the city.

In more recent history, the Norenberg surname has been associated with several notable individuals, such as the German film director and screenwriter Hans Norenberg (1903-1967), who worked in the German film industry during the 1930s and 1940s, and the German politician and lawyer Jürgen Norenberg (born 1941), who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1994 to 2009.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Norenberg

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

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

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