Greenberg is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Greenberg
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

The variation of Greenspan. One who made and used or sold vedigris, a substance much used in early chemical arts.

One who came from Grunberg meaning "green mountain," in Hesse, Germany.

How popular is Greenberg?

Greenberg is common in United States, Israel, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia.

Greenberg is ranked 11895 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Greenbergs plummeted by 0.05 per cent to 20897 since 2000 and slipped by 146 spots and ranked at 1720. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.31 96.56
Hispanic or Latino 2.44 1.51
Others 0.96 0.84
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0.62
Black 0.33 0.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.13 0.13
Greenberg is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Israel lie ahead in terms of density. Around 47267 people have been found who wears Greenberg as their family name. Greenberg is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Greenberg:
1,289 United States34,478
Countries with thousands of Greenberg:
53 Israel9,035
2,747 Canada1,874
Countries with hundreds of Greenberg:
9,383 England651
15,793 South Africa397
12,427 Australia242
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
90,195 Germany54
7,170 Dominican Republic54
190,094 Thailand52
30,480 Japan52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
152,033 France40
198,221 Russia35
162,221 Brazil31
5,957 Northern Ireland20
45,338 Sweden16
25,890 New Zealand15
127,728 Argentina14
13,576 Wales14
17,291 Scotland13
72,236 Spain12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
81,846 Netherlands10
32,268 Uzbekistan9
44,190 Norway9
63,315 Switzerland8
8,933 China8
134,908 Malaysia8
4,985 Hong Kong7
35,997 Chile6
53,861 Mexico6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Sarah Greenberg from Germany aboard the Hecla from Liverpool on April 1, 1873. She is registered to be 23 years old when she arrived in USA. 9 months old Skate. Greenberg, Ester Greenberg (38), 15 years old Fritz Greenberg, Hanna Greenberg, Louis Greenberg, 8 years old Ros. Greenberg, Wilhelm Greenberg, aged 25, Fanny Greenberg, aged 3, and 13 other Greenberg majority of whom were laborer and others worked as spinster and daughter migrated to US from Liverpool, Liverpool & Queenstown and London.

Greenberg Namesakes

  • Moshe Greenberg, American Jewish rabbi, Bible scholar
  • Andrew C. Greenberg, co-created 'Wizardry' with Robert Woodhead
  • Andrew Greenberg, game designer of tabletop role-playing games and role-playing video games
  • Oscar W. Greenberg, American physicist and professor at University of Maryland College of Computer
  • Blu Greenberg, American writer specializing
  • Reuben Greenberg, first black police chief of Charleston
  • Drew Z. Greenberg, American television producer and writer best
  • Harry Greenberg, associate and childhood friend of Bugsy Siegel
  • Hayim Greenberg, Jewish-American thinker and Labor Zionist thinker
  • Noah Greenberg, American choral conductor
  • Joanne Greenberg, American author best
  • Douglas Greenberg, is Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers
  • Gerald B. Greenberg, hollywoodreporter
  • Herb Greenberg, American journalist
  • Carin Greenberg, creator, writer
  • David Greenberg, American poet, songwriter, artist and art critic
  • Les Greenberg, Canadian psychologist
  • Irving Greenberg, Jewish-American scholar and author
  • Joseph Greenberg, American linguist
  • Jack Greenberg, American attorney and legal scholar
  • Hank Greenberg, American professional baseball player and team executive
  • Clement Greenberg, American essayist known mainly as an influential visual art critic closely associated with American Modern art of the mid-20th century
  • Harold Greenberg, Canadian film producer
  • Maurice R. Greenberg, American business executive and former chairman and CEO of American International Group
  • Jeffrey W. Greenberg, American lawyer and business executive
  • Stan Greenberg, leading Democratic pollster and political strategist
  • Richard Greenberg, American playwright and television writer
  • Uri Zvi Greenberg, acclaimed Israeli poet and journalist
  • Jack M. Greenberg, was Chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corporation
  • Evan G. Greenberg, American business executive
  • Mike Greenberg, television anchor, television show host
  • Lorry Greenberg, was Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1975 to 1978
  • Martin H. Greenberg, American academic and speculative fiction anthologist
  • Bryan Greenberg, American actor and singer
  • Peter Greenberg, American journalist
  • Seymour Greenberg, amateur American clay-court specialist tennis player
  • Alan C. Greenberg, Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies
  • Robert Greenberg, (born April 18, 1954{{cite web
  • Roman Greenberg, Israeli former heavyweight boxer based
  • Rob Greenberg, American screenwriter, director and producer
  • Samuel Greenberg, Austrian-American Jewish poet and artist
  • Dan Greenberg, officeholder
  • Seth Greenberg, American college basketball broadcaster
  • Morton Ira Greenberg, Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Mel Greenberg, respected American sports journalist focusing on women's basketball
  • Carl Greenberg, reporter covering California and U.S. national politics
  • Jill Greenberg, American photographer and Pop artist
  • Brad Greenberg, American basketball coach,
  • Martin Greenberg, American book publisher and editor of science fiction anthologies
  • Keith Elliot Greenberg, author and television producer
  • Jerry L. Greenberg, American Music Executive, who at 32

Greenberg Namesakes

  • Moshe Greenberg, American Jewish rabbi, Bible scholar
  • Andrew C. Greenberg, co-created 'Wizardry' with Robert Woodhead
  • Andrew Greenberg, game designer of tabletop role-playing games and role-playing video games
  • Oscar W. Greenberg, American physicist and professor at University of Maryland College of Computer
  • Blu Greenberg, American writer specializing
  • Reuben Greenberg, first black police chief of Charleston
  • Drew Z. Greenberg, American television producer and writer best
  • Harry Greenberg, associate and childhood friend of Bugsy Siegel
  • Hayim Greenberg, Jewish-American thinker and Labor Zionist thinker
  • Noah Greenberg, American choral conductor
  • Joanne Greenberg, American author best
  • Douglas Greenberg, is Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers
  • Gerald B. Greenberg, hollywoodreporter
  • Herb Greenberg, American journalist
  • Carin Greenberg, creator, writer
  • David Greenberg, American poet, songwriter, artist and art critic
  • Les Greenberg, Canadian psychologist
  • Irving Greenberg, Jewish-American scholar and author
  • Joseph Greenberg, American linguist
  • Jack Greenberg, American attorney and legal scholar
  • Hank Greenberg, American professional baseball player and team executive
  • Clement Greenberg, American essayist known mainly as an influential visual art critic closely associated with American Modern art of the mid-20th century
  • Harold Greenberg, Canadian film producer
  • Maurice R. Greenberg, American business executive and former chairman and CEO of American International Group
  • Jeffrey W. Greenberg, American lawyer and business executive
  • Stan Greenberg, leading Democratic pollster and political strategist
  • Richard Greenberg, American playwright and television writer
  • Uri Zvi Greenberg, acclaimed Israeli poet and journalist
  • Jack M. Greenberg, was Chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corporation
  • Evan G. Greenberg, American business executive
  • Mike Greenberg, television anchor, television show host
  • Lorry Greenberg, was Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1975 to 1978
  • Martin H. Greenberg, American academic and speculative fiction anthologist
  • Bryan Greenberg, American actor and singer
  • Peter Greenberg, American journalist
  • Seymour Greenberg, amateur American clay-court specialist tennis player
  • Alan C. Greenberg, Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies
  • Robert Greenberg, (born April 18, 1954{{cite web
  • Roman Greenberg, Israeli former heavyweight boxer based
  • Rob Greenberg, American screenwriter, director and producer
  • Samuel Greenberg, Austrian-American Jewish poet and artist
  • Dan Greenberg, officeholder
  • Seth Greenberg, American college basketball broadcaster
  • Morton Ira Greenberg, Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Mel Greenberg, respected American sports journalist focusing on women's basketball
  • Carl Greenberg, reporter covering California and U.S. national politics
  • Jill Greenberg, American photographer and Pop artist
  • Brad Greenberg, American basketball coach,
  • Martin Greenberg, American book publisher and editor of science fiction anthologies
  • Keith Elliot Greenberg, author and television producer
  • Jerry L. Greenberg, American Music Executive, who at 32

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