Fuerstenberg Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Fuerstenberg Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenberg [meaning 'princess mountain', derived from fürst, meaning 'prince', and berg, meaning 'mountain' = fürst(-en-)berg] in Germany, most likely referring to the one in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Brandenburg, though there are a few others.

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Fuerstenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6981:519,28243,383
Israel741:115,64412,871
Canada431:856,87466,382
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fuerstenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenberg [meaning 'princess mountain', derived from fürst, meaning 'prince', and berg, meaning 'mountain' = fürst(-en-)berg] in Germany, most likely referring to the one in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Brandenburg, though there are a few others.

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Fuerstenberg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fuerstenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fuerstenberg occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuerstenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuerstenberg is the 409,211th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Fuerstenberg are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fuerstenberg is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 519,282. In The United States Fuerstenberg is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 32 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 24 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Fuerstenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fuerstenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fuerstenberg surname grew 8,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuerstenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fuerstenberg last name are 8.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fuerstenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,990 CAD per year.

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