How common is the surname Eisenberg?

6,798 people in the United States had the surname Eisenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,417 Americans. It ranked 5,148th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eisenberg?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eisenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eisenberg?

Jesse Eisenberg, American actor, followed by Aron Eisenberg.

Where is the surname Eisenberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Eisenberg in the United States and Cisleithania.

Is the surname Eisenberg getting more or less common?

More common. 6,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,798 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Eisenberg

A surname, carried by 6,798 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E251

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eisenberg is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,798 people named Eisenberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,417 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,728.

#5,148

rank among US surnames

6,798

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #4,798)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,139	Geller	6,810	45,337
#5,140	Larosa	6,808	45,350
#5,141	Ard	6,807	45,357
#5,142	Rutkowski	6,805	45,370
#5,144	Damato	6,804	45,377
#5,145	Turney	6,803	45,384
#5,146	Tindall	6,802	45,390

Who is named Eisenberg

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Eisenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eisenbergs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jesse Eisenberg
American actor, born 1983
Aron Eisenberg
American actor, 1969–2019
Hallie Eisenberg
American actress, born 1992
Ned Eisenberg
American actor (1957–2022)
Susan Eisenberg
American actress, born 1964
Deborah Eisenberg
American short story writer, actress, teacher, born 1945
Ludwig Eisenberg
Austrian writer and encyclopedist (1858-1910)

Notable Eisenbergs come mostly from the United States (6) and Cisleithania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eisenberg

Eichenberger

Eisenberg has the Soundex code E251, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E251.

Questions

How common is the surname Eisenberg?: 6,798 people in the United States had the surname Eisenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,417 Americans. It ranked 5,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eisenberg?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eisenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eisenberg?: Jesse Eisenberg, American actor, followed by Aron Eisenberg.
Where is the surname Eisenberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Eisenberg in the United States and Cisleithania.
Is the surname Eisenberg getting more or less common?: More common. 6,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,798 in 2010, up 1.0%.