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

Siedenburg, 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 Siedenburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siedenburg in America

Siedenburg is the 88336th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siedenburg surname appeared 210 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 Siedenburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siedenburg 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 Siedenburg

The surname SIEDENBURG is of German origin, deriving from the Low German words "Siede" meaning "settlement" or "dwelling" and "Burg" meaning "fortified town" or "castle". This indicates that the name likely originated from a place name referring to a settlement or town with a fortified castle or stronghold.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Lower Saxony and Westphalia in northern Germany. Historical records from this period mention individuals with variations of the name, such as Siedenborg, Sedenborg, and Siedenborch.

One notable figure was Henricus de Siedenburg, a landowner and knight mentioned in a document from 1287 in the town of Osnabrück. Another early reference is found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the Anhalt region, which mentions a Theodoricus de Siedenburg in 1312.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the name became more widely dispersed across northern Germany, with various branches of the Siedenburg family appearing in records from cities like Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck. One prominent individual was Johann Siedenburg, a merchant and alderman in the city of Hamburg, who lived from 1395 to 1462.

In the 16th century, the name is found in the records of the University of Wittenberg, with a student named Andreas Siedenburg enrolling in 1532. Around this time, the spelling of the name also began to solidify into its modern form.

Other notable individuals with the surname include Heinrich Siedenburg, a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Rostock in the late 16th century, and Lukas Siedenburg, a German painter active in the 17th century, known for his portraits and religious works.

As the name spread throughout Germany over the centuries, various branches of the Siedenburg family established themselves in different regions, with some members holding positions of prominence in their local communities or professions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siedenburg

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

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

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