Eisenberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

The prominent surname Eisenberg is a proud symbol of Jewish heritage. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. There are three possible derivations of the surname Eisenberg. In the first case, it may be a metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, derived from the Yiddish word ayzn, and the German word eisen, which means iron. Another interpretation suggests that this surname is of patronymic origin, and derived from the surname Isaac. A third alternative suggests that the surname Eisenberg is an ornamental surname. This explanation comes from the fact that there are many compound names, such as Eisenstein, which means iron stone.

Eisenberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eisemann and others.

Eisenberg Ranking

In the United States, the name Eisenberg is the 5,452^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Eisenberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eisenberg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans George Eisenberg, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1751
Hans Geo Eisenberg, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2

Eisenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Abram Eisenberg, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895

Eisenberg Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Abraham Eisenberg, aged 9, who landed in America from Hamburg, Russia, in 1907
Abraham Eisenberg, aged 57, who immigrated to the United States from Podmoloczyska, Galicia, in 1913
Abram Eisenberg, aged 40, who immigrated to America from Pinsk, Russia, in 1913
Adela Eisenberg, aged 28, who landed in America from Rashemsk, Russia, in 1914
Ajzyk-Lejb Eisenberg, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Losiec, Poland, in 1922
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Contemporary Notables of the name Eisenberg (post 1700) +

Ned Eisenberg (1957-2022), American actor, best known for his recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roger Kressler
Jewlia Eisenberg (d. 2021), American singer, composer, bassist, educator, and cantor, founder and bandleader of Charming Hostess
Deborah Eisenberg (b. 1945), American short-story writer, actor and teacher
Hallie Kate Eisenberg (b. 1992), American actress
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (b. 1983), American actor
Aron Eisenberg (b. 1969), American actor best known for his role as "Nog" on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Leon Eisenberg (1922-2009), American child psychiatrist, social psychiatrist and medical educator
Kenneth Sawyer Eisenberg (b. 1932), American restoration expert
David Eisenberg, American biochemist
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (b. 1947), American rabbi, the first woman to have been ordained a rabbi in Reconstructionist Judaism

Historic Events for the Eisenberg family +

Flight 191

Ms Amy Eisenberg (d. 1979), American passenger from Los Angeles, California, USA, who flew aboard American Airlines Flight 191 and died in the crash 3

Triangle Waist Company

Miss Celia Eisenberg (b. 1894), Russian 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 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Flight 191's Victims - latimes. (Retrieved 2014, April 16) . Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-04/news/mn-4349_1_fort-lauderdale-area
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire