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

Schoenberg, 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 Schoenberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schoenberg in America

Schoenberg is the 16338th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schoenberg surname appeared 1,764 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Schoenberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schoenberg 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 Schoenberg

The surname Schoenberg originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe during the Middle Ages. It is a locational name derived from the town of Schönberg, which means "beautiful hill" in German. There were several places with this name, including towns in Bavaria, Saxony, and Austria.

The earliest recorded instances of the Schoenberg surname date back to the 13th century. In 1295, a Chunradus dictus Schoenberg was mentioned in records from the town of Heilbronn in modern-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Schoenberg name also appeared in a 14th-century land registry from the town of Nuremberg.

One notable bearer of the Schoenberg surname was Johann Schoenberg, a German composer and music theorist who lived from 1874 to 1951. He is best known for developing the twelve-tone technique, which had a profound influence on 20th-century classical music.

Another historical figure with this surname was Carl Schoenberg, a Jewish-Austrian artist and painter who lived from 1853 to 1938. His works are part of the collection at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna.

In the realm of literature, Arthur Schoenberg was a German writer and novelist who lived from 1892 to 1963. He is known for his works exploring the themes of alienation and existentialism in the aftermath of World War I.

During the 16th century, there were several instances of the Schoenberg surname appearing in church records from the towns of Bamberg and Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. These records often listed variations of the spelling, such as Schönberg, Schönberger, and Schonberg.

The name Schoenberg has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany and Austria. For instance, there is a town called Schönberg in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as well as a Schönberg in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schoenberg

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

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

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