| ![Show Contents]() Goldberger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of GoldbergerWhat does the name Goldberger mean? 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 Goldberger, 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'. Goldberger 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. Goldberger Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Goldberg, Goldberger, Goldburg, Goldburger, Goldbergher, Goldbergh, Goldburgh, Goldburgher, Goldenberg, Goldenberger, Goldperg and many more.
| Goldberger migration to the United States | + |
Goldberger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Matthias Goldberger, who arrived in America in 1783 2
Goldberger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Maurice Goldberger, who landed in Ohio in 1886 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Goldberger (post 1700) | + |
- Paul Goldberger (b. 1950), American Pulitzer Prize-winning (1984) architecture critic
- Jack Goldberger, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for California, 1948 3
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- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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