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Early Origins of the Hamburg family

The surname Hamburg was first found in Bavaria, where the name Hamberg came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Hamburg family

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Hamburg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hamberg, Hamburg, Hambourg, Hammberg, Hammburg, Hammbourg, Hambberg, Hambburg, Hambbourg, Hambergg, Hamburgg, Hambourgg and many more.

Early Notables of the Hamburg family

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Hamburg Ranking

In the United States, the name Hamburg is the 13,276th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Hamburg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hamburg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Caspar Hamburg, who arrived in America in 1780 [2]
Hamburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Lorenz Hamburg, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 [2]
  • Catharina Hamburg, aged 6, who landed in New York, NY in 1899 [2]
  • Heinrich Hamburg, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1899 [2]
  • Heinrich Hamburg, who settled in New York in 1899
  • Anna Hamburg, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1899 [2]
Hamburg Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • John Hamburg, who arrived in Mississippi in 1900 [2]

Canada Hamburg migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hamburg Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Simon Hamburg who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Juliet" departing 3rd July 1847 from London, England; the ship arrived on 28th August 1847 but he died on board [3]

Contemporary Notables of the name Hamburg (post 1700) +

  • Daniel Hamburg (b. 1948), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1993-95; Defeated, 1994 [4]
  • Alfred J. Hamburg, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Colorado State House of Representatives, 1950 [4]
  • Al Hamburg, American politician, Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1988 ; Candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1990 [4]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 78)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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