# Greenberg (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/greenberg/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,897 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,720 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,775 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.1% (20,908 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Greenberg in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Greenberg in the United States, Israel and Canada.

## People named Greenberg

- Joseph Greenberg, American linguist
- Bryan Greenberg, American actor and musician
- Clement Greenberg, American essayist and visual art critic (1909-1994)
- Hank Greenberg, Baseball outfielder (1911–1986)
- Joanne Greenberg, American writer
- Adam Greenberg, American cinematographer (1937–2025)
- Brooke Greenberg, American Syndrome X patient (1993–2013)
- Gerald B. Greenberg, American film editor (1936-2017)
- Jill Greenberg, American photographer
- Jay Greenberg, American composer
- Richard Greenberg, American playwright and television writer (1958–2025)
- Martin H. Greenberg, American speculative fiction anthologist and political scientist (1941-2011)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Grinberg, Greenfield, Greenbaum, Greenblatt, Greenup, Granville, Granberry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.