The Birnbaum surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,211 people carried this name — #10,030 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 91,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,160 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Birnbaum surname
Borrowed from German Birnbaum, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Birnbaum» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
120 people named Birnbaum have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 162 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Birnbaum.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Birnbaum live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 29 people named Birnbaum live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
33 people named Birnbaum is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Birnbaum in American newspapers,
1885–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,608 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Birnbaum,
with a public archive behind them.
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Andreas Birnbaum d. 1871 · horticulturist
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Heinrich Birnbaum 1403–1473 · jurist
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Abraham Birnbaum 1612–1695 · physician
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Susanna Birnbaum 1623–1668
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Johann Abraham Birnbaum 1644–1704 · jurist
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Christian Gotthelf Birnbaum 1651–1722 · pastor
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Birnbaum.
- Biri 197 · U.S. census
- Biringer 138 · U.S. census
- Birkel 537 · U.S. census
- Birkenstock 168 · U.S. census
- Birkle 383 · U.S. census
- Birling 136 · U.S. census
- Biro 2,241 · U.S. census
- Biron 1,793 · U.S. census
- Biros 529 · U.S. census
- Birr 981 · U.S. census
- Birrer 277 · U.S. census
- Bis 358 · U.S. census
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