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    The surname Schwarzenberg

    A surname, carried by 127 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S625

    Schwarzenberg: #133,048 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Schwarzenberg #133,048, 127 people Schwarzenberg: #133,048 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Schwarzenberg #133,048, 127 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schwarzenberg is more common than 18% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 127 people named Schwarzenberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,431,067 Americans. That is down 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 132.

    #133,048
    rank among US surnames
    127
    people in 2010
    0.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #121,058)

    Who is named Schwarzenberg

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

    92% of people named Schwarzenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Two or more races 3.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Schwarzenbergs

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
      Austrian field marshal (1771–1820)
    • Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
      Austrian prince (1800-1852)
    • Adam Francis of Schwarzenberg
      Austrian geheimrat (1680-1732)
    • Joseph Johann, 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg
      (1769-1833)

    Notable Schwarzenbergs come mostly from the Austrian Empire (1) and Habsburg monarchy (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Schwarzenberg

    Schwarzenberg has the Soundex code S625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S625.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Schwarzenberg?
    127 people in the United States had the surname Schwarzenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,431,067 Americans. It ranked 133,048th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Schwarzenberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Schwarzenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Schwarzenberg?
    Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, Austrian field marshal (1771–1820), followed by Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg.
    Where is the surname Schwarzenberg most common?
    Wikidata records people named Schwarzenberg in the Austrian Empire and Habsburg monarchy.
    Is the surname Schwarzenberg getting more or less common?
    Less common. 132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 127 in 2010, down 3.8%.