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

Regensburg, 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 Regensburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Regensburg in America

Regensburg is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Regensburg surname appeared 197 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 Regensburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Regensburg 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 Regensburg

The surname REGENSBURG has German origins, deriving from the town of Regensburg in Bavaria, one of the oldest towns in Germany with settlement dating back to the Stone Age. The name itself is derived from the Latin Regino, meaning "by the river Regen".

The earliest recorded instance of the surname REGENSBURG can be found in the Bavarian town records from the 13th century, where it was spelled "Reginsburch". This spelling variation likely arose from the town's name being derived from the Old High German word "Reginesburg", meaning "fortress by the river Regen".

One of the earliest known bearers of the REGENSBURG surname was Johannes Regensburg, a German monk and chronicler who lived from 1292 to 1362. His chronicle, the "Chronicon Ratisponense", provides a valuable historical account of the town of Regensburg and its surrounding areas during the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the surname REGENSBURG appeared in various records across southern Germany, including the town of Augsburg, where a merchant named Hans Regensburg was documented in 1467. This suggests that the surname had spread beyond its original geographical location by this time.

During the 16th century, a prominent figure associated with the REGENSBURG surname was Johannes Regenburgius, a German humanist scholar and poet who lived from 1499 to 1541. He was known for his Latin poetry and his work as a teacher and rector at the St. Lorenz school in Nuremberg.

Another notable individual with the REGENSBURG surname was Johann Baptist Regensburg, a German sculptor and architect who lived from 1679 to 1758. He is renowned for his work on the Benedictine Abbey of Weingarten and the Basilica of Ottobeuren, both located in Bavaria.

In the 19th century, a bearer of the REGENSBURG surname was Karl Regensburg, a German composer and music teacher who lived from 1823 to 1892. He composed several works for piano and organ and served as the organist at the Stiftskirche in Aschaffenburg.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Regensburg

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

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

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