GINSBERG Origin of surname
GINSBERG
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Ginsberg is a spelling variant of Guenzburg, associated with Guenzburg , a town in Bavaria, situated in Germany, on the River Guenz. Jews were already living there in the 16th century, many of the first settlers coming from the city of Ulm. The name may also be associated with the town of Guentz in Pommern, or with Gunzen in Saxony, and Ginsheim, a former village in Hessen which is now joined with Gustavsburg, near the city of Mainz. Other related family names include Guenzberg, Goinzburg and Gautzbourger, Guinsberg, Gunzig, Ginsbury, and Gensler; and also Kuensberg and Kindsburg. The family name Guenzburg is recorded in the 16th century with the Bavarian Rabbi Simeon Guenzburg (1506-1568); Gunzenhauser, which may come from the Saxon town of Gunzen but is probably derived from the Bavarian town of Gunzenhausen, is documented in the 15th century. The names Gunz, Guenzburger and Kuensburger are documented since the 17th century, Gintzburg and Guentzburg in the 18th century, Gensburger in the 19th century, and Gimond (derived from Ginzbourger) since the mid 20th century.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Ginsberg include Asher Hirsh Ginsberg (born 1856 in Skvira, Ukraine, died 1927), an author, scholar, and leader of the 'Hibbat Zion' movement, known under the pseudonym Ahad Haam; and the Polish-born Canadian rabbi, Chaim B. Ginsberg and the American poet Allen Ginsberg.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Ginsberg is a spelling variant of Guenzburg, associated with Guenzburg , a town in Bavaria, situated in Germany, on the River Guenz. Jews were already living there in the 16th century, many of the first settlers coming from the city of Ulm. The name may also be associated with the town of Guentz in Pommern, or with Gunzen in Saxony, and Ginsheim, a former village in Hessen which is now joined with Gustavsburg, near the city of Mainz. Other related family names include Guenzberg, Goinzburg and Gautzbourger, Guinsberg, Gunzig, Ginsbury, and Gensler; and also Kuensberg and Kindsburg. The family name Guenzburg is recorded in the 16th century with the Bavarian Rabbi Simeon Guenzburg (1506-1568); Gunzenhauser, which may come from the Saxon town of Gunzen but is probably derived from the Bavarian town of Gunzenhausen, is documented in the 15th century. The names Gunz, Guenzburger and Kuensburger are documented since the 17th century, Gintzburg and Guentzburg in the 18th century, Gensburger in the 19th century, and Gimond (derived from Ginzbourger) since the mid 20th century.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Ginsberg include Asher Hirsh Ginsberg (born 1856 in Skvira, Ukraine, died 1927), an author, scholar, and leader of the 'Hibbat Zion' movement, known under the pseudonym Ahad Haam; and the Polish-born Canadian rabbi, Chaim B. Ginsberg and the American poet Allen Ginsberg.