| ![Show Contents]() Weinberger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of WeinbergerWhat does the name Weinberger mean? The Jewish name Weinberger has several different sources. It is an ornamental combination of the elements "Wein," derived from the German for wine, and "berg," which denoted a hill. The name is also a topographic name for someone who lived near a vineyard, or an occupational name for someone who worked in one. The later two derivations are more often of the German rather than Jewish Weinberger surname. Additionally, many Jewish Weinberger name bearers derived this name from the towns of Wyntbark, a suburb of Danzig in Eastern Europe, or the village of Weinberg in Morovia. Weinberger Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Weinberg, Weinburg, Weinberger, Weinsberg, Weinsperg, Weinperger, Veinberg, Wainberg, Wainberger, Vainberg, Vainberger and many more. Weinberger Rankingthe United States, the name Weinberger is the 9,612nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Weinberger migration to the United States | + |
Weinberger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Baltzer Weinberger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
- Johannes Weinberger, who settled in Philadelphia in 1762
- Johannes Weinberger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2
Weinberger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Karl Weinberger, who landed in America in 1849 2
- Jacob Weinberger, who landed in Colorado in 1880 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Weinberger (post 1700) | + |
- Shmuel Weinberger (b. 1963), American mathematician, eponym of the Weinberger Doctrine
- David B. Weinberger (b. 1947), American mathematician and investor
- David Weinberger (b. 1950), American technologist and commentator
- Caspar Weinberger Jr. (b. 1947), American writer
- Eliot Weinberger (b. 1949), American writer, editor, and translator
- Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger (1917-2006), Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Robert A. Weinberger, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1980 3
- Milton Weinberger, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1924; Socialist Labor Candidate for Secretary of State of New York, 1926 4
- Esther Weinberger, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944 4
- ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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