How common is the surname Feigenbaum?

1,079 people in the United States had the surname Feigenbaum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,140 Americans. It ranked 23,532nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Feigenbaum?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Feigenbaum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Feigenbaum?

Edward Feigenbaum, American computer scientist (born 1936), followed by Mitchell Feigenbaum.

Where is the surname Feigenbaum most common?

Wikidata records people named Feigenbaum in the United States.

Is the surname Feigenbaum getting more or less common?

More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,079 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Feigenbaum

A surname, carried by 1,079 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F251

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Feigenbaum is more common than 85.5% of them.

Origin

From German Feigenbaum (“fig tree”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,079 people named Feigenbaum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 286,140 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,044.

#23,532

rank among US surnames

1,079

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,891)

Who is named Feigenbaum

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

96% of people named Feigenbaum identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Feigenbaums

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Feigenbaum
American computer scientist (born 1936)
Mitchell Feigenbaum
American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)
Armand V. Feigenbaum
American businessman, 1922–2014

Questions

Where does the surname Feigenbaum come from?: From German Feigenbaum (“fig tree”).
How common is the surname Feigenbaum?: 1,079 people in the United States had the surname Feigenbaum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,140 Americans. It ranked 23,532nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Feigenbaum?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Feigenbaum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Feigenbaum?: Edward Feigenbaum, American computer scientist (born 1936), followed by Mitchell Feigenbaum.
Where is the surname Feigenbaum most common?: Wikidata records people named Feigenbaum in the United States.
Is the surname Feigenbaum getting more or less common?: More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,079 in 2010, up 3.4%.