The Isenberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,790 people carried this name — #8,669 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,759 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

75 people named Isenberg is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 75

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

Isenberg in American newspapers,
1896–1909.

Newspaper page from Iron County Register carrying the name Isenberg
Iron County Register 1909-04-22
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Isenberg
New-york Tribune 1896-05-11
Newspaper page from Iron County Register carrying the name Isenberg
Iron County Register 1909-05-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,380 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Isenberg in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

871 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Isenberg. The most, 351, date from the 1990s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 3.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 684
South Australia 120
Victoria 42
Queensland 9
Western Australia 9
Tasmania 5

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

Who carried it

People named Isenberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl Wilhelm Isenberg
    Karl Wilhelm Isenberg 1806–1864 · missionary
  • Karl Wilhelm Isenberg
    Karl Wilhelm Isenberg 1806–1864 · missionary
  • Paul Isenberg
    Paul Isenberg 1837–1903 · entrepreneur
  • Hieronymus Isenberg d. 1644 · pastor
  • Carl Christian Friedrich Isenberg 1840–1925 · entrepreneur
  • Charles Isenberg 1840–1870 · missionary

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 Isenberg,
in the records of 6 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 States683 records

683 records of the Isenberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 249
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 130
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 72
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William R. Isenberg

    Born 1923 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; auto mechanic from York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Giedel Isenberg

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the Wieland from Bremen, aged 22; servant. From Ziegenheim, Hesse Nassau, Germany.

    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 William Middleton Isenberg

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1954, died 1987; buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 683 records for Isenberg in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Germany204 records

204 records of the Isenberg 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 Ernst Isenberg

    Born 1899; from Hohenlimburg, Arnsberg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 3 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 221).

    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 Wilhelm Johann Isenberg

    From Holzwickede, Hörde. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 November 1914.

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

    Born 1897; from Sölderholz, Hörde i. W. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 January 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 204 records for Isenberg 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).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Isenberg name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 10
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henrietta Isenberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Orizaba, aged 4; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Aaron Isenberg

    Of Newtown, New South Wales; died 1936.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Carl Isenberg

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1862.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Isenberg in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Isenberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch population registers 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Michel Isenberg

    Died 1811 in Middelburg, aged 22; fusilier.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Siegfried Israel Isenberg

    Married in 1942 in Borculo; farmer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gerrit Isenberg

    Buried in 1667 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Isenberg in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Isenberg name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bernard Isenberg

    Died 1974; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Isenberg 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 Marc Jean Isenberg

    Born 1910 in Germany; died 1990 in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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