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

Quarnberg, 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 Quarnberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quarnberg in America

Quarnberg is the 77522nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quarnberg surname appeared 247 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 Quarnberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quarnberg 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 Quarnberg

The surname Quarnberg can be traced back to the Low German regions of northern Germany and Denmark in the late medieval period, approximately the 13th-14th centuries. Its origins are rooted in the Low German words "quarn" meaning a mill or grindstone, and "berg" meaning a hill or mountain. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked at a mill situated on a hill or elevated ground.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname appears in the Lübeck City Records from 1389, where a "Hinrich Quarnberge" is mentioned. The spelling variations at that time included Quarnberghe, Quarneberge, and Quernberghe, reflecting the linguistic fluidity of the era. Another early reference can be found in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where a "Claus Quarnberg" is listed in 1472.

In the 16th century, the name Quarnberg began to spread beyond its original geographic area, with records indicating bearers of this surname in various parts of northern Germany and Denmark. Notable individuals from this period include Hans Quarnberg (c.1510-1580), a merchant and alderman in the city of Lübeck, and Jürgen Quarnberg (1535-1602), a Lutheran pastor in the town of Wismar.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Quarnberg name continued to be found throughout the German-speaking regions of northern Europe. One prominent figure was Johann Quarnberg (1628-1701), a renowned jurist and legal scholar from Hamburg, who authored several influential treatises on Roman and German law.

As people migrated and settled in new lands, the Quarnberg surname also made its way to other parts of the world. In the 19th century, records show Quarnbergs in the United States, with Carl Quarnberg (1820-1892) being among the earliest documented arrivals, settling in Pennsylvania in 1848.

Other notable individuals bearing the Quarnberg surname include Friedrich Quarnberg (1871-1942), a German engineer and inventor who patented several innovations in the field of textile machinery, and Hildegard Quarnberg (1903-1989), a respected painter and artist from Berlin whose works were exhibited in major galleries across Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quarnberg

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

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

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