How common is the surname Ginsberg?

4,110 people in the United States had the surname Ginsberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,121 Americans. It ranked 8,060th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ginsberg?

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

Who is the most famous person named Ginsberg?

Allen Ginsberg, American poet and writer (1926–1997).

Where is the surname Ginsberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Ginsberg in the United States.

Is the surname Ginsberg getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,251 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,110 in 2010, down 3.3%.

The surname Ginsberg

A surname, carried by 4,110 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G521

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ginsberg is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,110 people named Ginsberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,121 Americans. That is down 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,251.

#8,060

rank among US surnames

4,110

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,237)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,055	Fant	4,111	75,102
#8,060	Ginsberg	4,110	75,121
#8,065	Kindle	4,109	75,139
#8,067	Jessee	4,108	75,157

Who is named Ginsberg

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

96% of people named Ginsberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ginsbergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allen Ginsberg
American poet and writer (1926–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ginsberg

Ginsburg

Ginsberg has the Soundex code G521, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G521.

Questions

How common is the surname Ginsberg?: 4,110 people in the United States had the surname Ginsberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,121 Americans. It ranked 8,060th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ginsberg?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ginsberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ginsberg?: Allen Ginsberg, American poet and writer (1926–1997).
Where is the surname Ginsberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Ginsberg in the United States.
Is the surname Ginsberg getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,251 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,110 in 2010, down 3.3%.