The Ginsberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,110 people carried this name — #8,060 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is down 3% from 4,251 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 39 people named Ginsberg 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 San Juan.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

San Juan 27
City of Buenos Aires 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Ginsberg.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 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

Born outside France 9
Paris 10
Finistère 1
Gironde 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

21 people named Ginsberg live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Stadt.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Basel-Stadt 9
Zurich 9
Bern 3

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 print

Ginsberg in American newspapers,
1901–1929.

Newspaper page from East Oregonian : E.o carrying the name Ginsberg
East Oregonian : E.o 1919-08-23
Newspaper page from St. Croix Avis carrying the name Ginsberg
St. Croix Avis 1929-01-02
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Ginsberg
The Butte Inter Mountain 1901-09-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,192 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ginsberg in Australian newspapers,
1880s–2000s.

1,212 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ginsberg. The most, 326, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 634
Victoria 336
Western Australia 145
Queensland 38
South Australia 33
ACT (Canberra) 14
Tasmania 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ginsberg.

Who carried it

People named Ginsberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ahad Ha'am
    Ahad Ha'am 1856–1927 · writer
  • Ahad Ha'am
    Ahad Ha'am 1856–1927 · writer
  • Adolf Ginsberg
    Adolf Ginsberg 1856–1883 · painter
  • Aleksander Ginsberg
    Aleksander Ginsberg 1871–1911 · photographer
  • Albert Ginsberg 1782–1837 · engineer
  • Klara Schlesinger 1858–1942

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ginsberg,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,172 records

3,172 records of the Ginsberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,964
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 537
  • Other U.S. records 671
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William Ginsberg

    Born 1909 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Banks Boston; accountant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ester Ginsberg

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Amsterdam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 24; farmer. From Ackley, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Stanley Ginsberg

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1944; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 3,172 records for Ginsberg in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands47 records

47 records of the Ginsberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 32
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 13
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Aron Jonas Ginsberg

    In the population register of Eindhoven; teacher, born in Hovestadt (D).

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Zadoc Ginsberg

    Died 1826 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Markus Ginsberg

    Married in 1934 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Ginsberg in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany38 records

38 records of the Ginsberg name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Siegfried Ginsberg

    From Berlin. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 24 December 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 208).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Walter Ginsberg

    From Friedeburg, Wittmund. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 November 1916 (Jäger Regiment No. 4).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 38 records for Ginsberg in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Ginsberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charlotte Ginsberg

    Matron of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry Ginsberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Habsburg, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bessie Ginsberg

    Of Darlinghurst, New South Wales; died 1929.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Ginsberg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France10 records

10 records of the Ginsberg name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marjem Ginsberg

    Born 1909 in Poland; died 2001 in Brunoy (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Lucien Ginsberg

    Born 1952 in Quimper (Finistère); died 2000 in Évreux (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hermann Ginsberg

    Born 1912 in Paris; died 2000 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Ginsberg in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Switzerland4 records

4 records of the Ginsberg name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ludwig Ginsberg

    Married in 1799 in Grossmünster, canton of Zürich; of Käpfnach (Horgen).

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Kaspar Ginsberg

    Married in 1800 in Wädenswil, canton of Zürich; of Horgen.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Ludwig Ginsberg

    Married in 1799 in Horgen, canton of Zürich; of Käpfnach.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Ginsberg in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Ginsberg name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Samuel Ginsberg

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Ginsberg name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Ginsberg

    Tank Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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