Greenburg Surname

208,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname

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

Greenburg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Grunberg (green mountain), in Hesse, Germany.

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Greenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9391:186,93118,583
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

Greenburg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Grunberg (green mountain), in Hesse, Germany.

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

User-submitted Reference

This last name means 'green mountain'.

- skovensky

This surname means 'green hill'.

- tlgreenberg80

Greenburg Last Name Facts

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

Greenburg is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,113th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Greenburg reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Greenburg is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,939 people, or 1 in 186,931. In The United States Greenburg is most numerous in: Nevada, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Greenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greenburg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greenburg surname are 4.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greenburg earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.73% more than the national average, earning $75,382 CAD per year.

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