Schwartzberg Surname

238,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Schwartzberg Surname Definition:

(from a place name) The word means “black mountain,” in German, and there is actually a Black Mountain in Poland.

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Schwartzberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3251:273,55425,627
Israel2501:34,2314,789
Canada521:708,56956,910
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schwartzberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) The word means “black mountain,” in German, and there is actually a Black Mountain in Poland.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'black mountain'.

- jennyschwartzberg

Schwartzberg Last Name Facts

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

Schwartzberg occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwartzberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 238,256th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,330,093 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Schwartzberg live; 82 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Schwartzberg is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,325 people, or 1 in 273,554. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Schwartzberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwartzberg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 26,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwartzberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwartzberg surname are 33.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schwartzberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 36.58% more than the national average, earning $58,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.46% more than the national average, earning $72,765 CAD per year.

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Schwartzberg Reference & Research

Schwartz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Schwartz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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