Goldberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

• Origins Available:
• Netherlands
• Germany
• Israel

Etymology of Goldberg

The family name of a Jew was typically left to the individual person up until the end of the 18th century. Majority, especially in Germany and eastern Europe, still followed the custom having their father’s name included in their name. Whereas, Jews in Spain, Portugal, and Italy had already adopted the practice of using fixed family names. 1

Goldberg, however, is a habitation name: there is a place called Goldburgh in Silesia, that the first Goldberg took his name from, over six hundred years ago. "Berg" is the Yiddish word for a 'hill'. Goldberg is one of the most widespread Jewish family names, and they did not all descend from the Silesian families. The name was adopted by many others, especially by Jews honoring a matriarch by the name of Golda.

Goldberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goldberg, Goldberger, Goldburg, Goldburger, Goldbergher, Goldbergh, Goldburgh, Goldburgher, Goldenberg, Goldenberger, Goldperg and many more.

Goldberg Ranking

the United States, the name Goldberg is the 1,207^th most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 2