The Rosenberger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,228 people carried this name — #4,874 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,875 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Rosenberger surname
From Rosenberg + -er.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rosenberger» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
397 people named Rosenberger live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 199 people named Rosenberger.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 128 people named Rosenberger 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Poland’s population register
65 people named Rosenberger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 109 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Rosenberger live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Rosenberger in American newspapers,
1884–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,455 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rosenberger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Otto August Rosenberger 1800–1890 · astronomer -
Otto August Rosenberger 1800–1890 · astronomer
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Karl Rosenberger 1807–1866 · physician -
Joseph Rosenberger d. 1996
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Hans Rosenberger 1450–1510 · mintmaster
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Marquard Rosenberger 1480–1536 · mintmaster
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rosenberger.
- Rosellini 286 · U.S. census
- Rosello 687 · U.S. census
- Rosemond 2,024 · U.S. census
- Rosen 22,596 · U.S. census
- Rosenbaum 9,333 · U.S. census
- Rosenberg 26,307 · U.S. census
- Rosenblatt 3,490 · U.S. census
- Rosenblum 4,086 · U.S. census
- Rosenfeld 6,484 · U.S. census
- Rosenfelder 182 · U.S. census
- Rosenkranz 1,125 · U.S. census
- Rosenthal 16,583 · U.S. census
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