Morgenstern Surname History

Morgenstern Ranking

In the United States, the name Morgenstern is the 14,812^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Adam Morgenstern, who arrived in New York City in 1821
Adolph Morgenstern, who arrived in New York in 1850 2
Elkan Morgenstern, who landed in New York in 1850 2
Peter Morgenstern, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1854 2
Robert Morgenstern, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Calrl Friedrich (Captain) Morgenstern, a German mercenary, who was on record in Quebec in 1776

Joe Morgenstern (b. 1932), American Pulitzer Prize-winning (2005) film critic for The Wall Street Journal
Oscar W. Morgenstern, American Republican politician, Mayor of Williamstown, West Virginia, 1965-66 3
Ed Morgenstern, American Republican politician, Mayor of Salina, Kansas, 1937-45; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1952 3
Sheldon Morgenstern, prominent conductor and the music director of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Dan Michael Morgenstern (b. 1929), Munich-born, American editor of jazz magazines, the producer of concert series on Broadway, and a director of the Jazz Institute in Chicago, eight-time Grammy Award winner
Thomas Morgenstern (b. 1986), Austrian Olympic ski jumper who won three gold and sliver at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 games
Soma Morgenstern (1890-1976), Jewish-Austrian writer and journalist
Mark Morgenstern, Canadian director, cinematographer and editor
Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern (1871-1914), German poet
Oskar Morgenstern (1902-1977), German born economist
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