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Early Origins of the Weintraub family

The surname Weintraub was first found in Bavaria, where the name Weinzeirl was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Weintraub family

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Weintraub Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weinzeirl, Weinzeirle, Weinzierl, Weinzerl, Weinzerle, Weintzerl and many more.

Early Notables of the Weintraub family

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Weintraub Ranking

In the United States, the name Weintraub is the 7,930th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Weintraub migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weintraub Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Abram Weintraub, aged 25, who landed in America from Warschaw, in 1906
  • Alter Weintraub, aged 4, who immigrated to America from Warsaw, in 1906
  • Anna Weintraub, aged 2, who landed in America from Berlad Roumania, in 1906
  • Alfred Weintraub, aged 2, who landed in America, in 1908
  • Albert Weintraub, aged 48, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Weintraub (post 1700) +

  • Fred Weintraub (1928-2017), American film and television producer, known for Enter the Dragon (1973), Battle Creek Brawl (1980) and The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
  • Bruce Weintraub (1952-1985), American Academy Award nominated set decorator
  • Philip "Mickey" Weintraub (1907-1987), American Major League Baseball player who as of 2014, had the second most runs batted in (RBIs) in a single game (11)
  • Harold M. "Hal" Weintraub (1945-1995), American scientist, awarded the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1982), Richard Lounsbery Award (1991), Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1991) and others
  • David Weintraub (b. 1978), American CEO of DWE Talent, a management, film and television production company
  • David Weintraub (1904-1969), American director of the New Deal Works Project Administration's National Research Project in the 1930s
  • Jerry Weintraub (b. 1937), American three-time Primetime Emmy Award winning producer and former chairman and CEO of United Artists, known for Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
  • Sy Weintraub (1923-2000), American movie and television producer, best known for his series of Tarzan films (1959-1968) and for The Sign of Four (1983) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
  • Sidney Weintraub (1922-2014), American economist, foreign service officer, professor and non-fiction author
  • Sidney Weintraub (1914-1983), American economist, member of the Post Keynesian economics school
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Sarah Weintraub (b. 1894), Austrian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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