Warburg Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Warburg Surname Definition:

(from a place name) A town in Westphalia, Germany.

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Warburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Germany851:947,12366,306
England671:831,61344,286
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Israel401:213,94120,390
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Warburg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) A town in Westphalia, Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

The German surname Wehrenberg is of habitational origin, belonging to the category of surnames derived from the place where the original bearer once lived or held land. In this case, the name indicates 'one who came from Warburg', the name of a place in Westphalia, or 'one who came from Wahrburg', the name of a town in Saarbruecken. The exact origin of the toponyms Wahrburg and Warburg is uncertain, but they are believed to be derived from either the Old High German word, war, meaning 'water', 'swamp', or Wahr, a pet form of personal names derived from the Old High German, Warin, meaning 'guard', or 'protection', such as Werhardt, Wahrmann, Warmer, and Wahrmund. The second element, -berg, is derived from the Old High German, burg, meaning 'fortification', 'stronghold', 'fortress' and, in time, also 'castle'.

- awehrenberg1

This surname originates with a jewish family who lived in the town of Warburg-Westphalia in Germany.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Warburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warburg has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 480,002nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Warburg are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 19 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States Warburg exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Warburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Warburg last name increased 437 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 319 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Warburg last name are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.3% registered with the party.

The amount Warburg earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.7% more than the national average, earning R 298,704 per year and in United States they earn 56.73% more than the national average, earning $67,628 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahrburg9385/
Warburgh9312/
Warmburg936/
Warburgt931/
Warzburg930/
Warberg86585/
Warborg8689/
Varburg8610/
Werburg861/
Barburg860/
Wahrberg807/
Wahrborg801/
Varburgh800/
Varbeurgt751/
Verburg715,992/
Varberg71344/
Barberg7193/
Borburg7147/
Werberg7134/
Werborg7123/
Worberg7118/
Vorburg7114/
Varborg712/
Uerburg711/
Verburgh67947/
Voorburg67295/
Borburgh6770/
Währborg6713/
Wehrberg679/
Baurberg677/
Vaarberg677/
Verbourg676/
Barrberg671/
Vorburgh670/

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