# Weinberg (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,825 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,612 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,424 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.3% (9,958 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Weinberg.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weinberg 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) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weinberg in the United States, Israel and Argentina.

## People named Weinberg

- Steven Weinberg, American theoretical physicist (1933-2021)
- Alvin M. Weinberg, American nuclear physicist (1915–2006)
- Robert Weinberg, American biologist
- Max Weinberg, American drummer
- Jay Weinberg, American drummer
- Mike Weinberg, American actor
- Gerhard Weinberg, American military historian
- Moshe Weinberg, 1972 Munich massacre victim (1939–1972)
- Matt Weinberg, American actor
- Gerald Weinberg, American computer scientist (1933-2018)
- Wendy Weinberg, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
- Sidney Weinberg, American investment banker (1891–1969)

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Weinberger, Winebarger, Wimberly, Winfrey, Winfree, Wimberley, Winburn, Winebrenner, Winford, Winborne.

## 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.