How common is the surname Hamburg?

2,177 people in the United States had the surname Hamburg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hamburg?

John Hamburg, American screenwriter and film director, followed by Margaret Hamburg.

Where is the surname Hamburg most common?

Wikidata records people named Hamburg in the United States.

Is the surname Hamburg getting more or less common?

More common. 2,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Hamburg

A surname, carried by 2,177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hamburg is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,177 people named Hamburg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,153.

#13,874

rank among US surnames

2,177

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,048)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,867	Flock	2,179	141,691
#13,871	Seman	2,178	141,756
#13,874	Hymes	2,177	141,822
#13,883	Vandenheuvel	2,176	141,887

Who is named Hamburg

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

91% of people named Hamburg identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hamburgs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hamburg
American screenwriter and film director, born 1970
Margaret Hamburg
American physician and medical/public health administrator, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hamburg

Hamburg has the Soundex code H516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H516.

Questions

How common is the surname Hamburg?: 2,177 people in the United States had the surname Hamburg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hamburg?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hamburg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hamburg?: John Hamburg, American screenwriter and film director, followed by Margaret Hamburg.
Where is the surname Hamburg most common?: Wikidata records people named Hamburg in the United States.
Is the surname Hamburg getting more or less common?: More common. 2,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, up 1.1%.