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Early Origins of the Tannenbaum family

The surname Tannenbaum was first found in Swabia, where the name 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 Tannenbaum family

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Tannenbaum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tannenberg, Tannenburg, Tanenberg, Tanenburg, Tannberg, Tannburg, Tannenberger, Tannenburger, Tanenberger, Tanenburger, Tanneberg, Tanneburg, Tanneberger, Tanneburger, Tannerberg, Tannerburg, Tannerberger, Tannerburger and many more.

Early Notables of the Tannenbaum family

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Tannenbaum Ranking

In the United States, the name Tannenbaum is the 14,458th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Tannenbaum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tannenbaum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Isaac Tannenbaum, aged 22, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2
  • Jacob Tannenbaum, aged 32, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1872 2
  • Benjamin Tannenbaum, who landed in Mississippi in 1887 2
  • Biene Tannenbaum, aged 7, who settled in America, in 1893
  • Basche Tannenbaum, aged 59, who landed in America, in 1896
Tannenbaum Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Brendel Tannenbaum, aged 8, who landed in America from Warschau, Russia, in 1908
  • David Tannenbaum, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from Ostrowice, Russia, in 1909
  • Charle Tannenbaum, aged 15, who settled in America from Gologory, Austria, in 1910
  • Abraham Tannenbaum, aged 18, who landed in America from Dziedzslow, Austria, in 1910
  • Anna Tannenbaum, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1913
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Tannenbaum (post 1700) +

  • Sid Tannenbaum (1925-1986), American basketball player, two-time Haggerty Award winner
  • Mike Tannenbaum (b. 1969), American football executive, general manager of the New York Jets (2006-)
  • Judith Tannenbaum (b. 1947), American teaching artist and writer
  • Frank Tannenbaum (1893-1969), Austrian-born, American sociologist
  • Joseph Tannenbaum, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly, 1942, 1944, 1946 3
  • Edward Tannenbaum, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 12th District, 1912 3
  • David Tannenbaum, American Republican politician, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California, 1953, 1957; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956 3
  • Samuel Aaron Tannenbaum (1874-1948), Hungarian literary scholar, bibliographer, and palaeographer


  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. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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