Ginsberg Surname

55,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ginsberg Surname Definition:

For Günsburg, q.v.

Ginsberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0571:51,3626,192
Germany7201:111,81313,769
South Africa4031:134,43615,622
Canada2671:137,99814,236
England2291:243,31019,878
Australia801:337,44628,659
Israel501:171,15317,369
Argentina451:949,85460,205
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Wales171:182,03112,022
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Ginsberg (48) may also be a first name.

Ginsberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Günsburg, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in South Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Gunzburg, in Bavaria.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ginsberg Last Name Facts

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

Ginsberg (Russian: Гинсберг) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ginsberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 55,830th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 801,534 people. The last name Ginsberg is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ginsberg live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ginsberg is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held given name globally, held by 48 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,057 people, or 1 in 51,362. In The United States Ginsberg is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Ginsberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ginsberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ginsberg surname rose 15,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,041 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ginsberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Jewish (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ginsberg surname are 40.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ginsberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.51% more than the national average, earning R 488,376 per year; in United States they earn 33.58% more than the national average, earning $57,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $65,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ginsberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ginsberg in the Russian language
Гинсбергginsberg-

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