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Weinberg Surname Genealogy
When Jewish people were obligated to take surnames in the early 19th century, they often chose ornamental names. The prefix Wein- meaning "wine" and the suffix -stein meaning "mountain," were often used in these Jewish ornamental names. Sometimes Weinberg was not the actual surname back home and was simply chosen on arrival.
Weinbergs emigrated to America from a number of countries, but in greatest numbers from Germany, Russia, and Poland. These countries were the main countries of Jewish settlement and Yiddish culture in central and eastern Europe in the 19th century. The Weinberg name is invariably Jewish in America but not necessarily.
America. Benedict Weinberg came to Charleston, South Carolina from Westphalia in 1830 at the age of thirty.
He lived on in America to the age of ninety one.
The peak years for Weinberg immigration were from 1890 to 1910. They came mainly to the cities of the East. Among these Weinbergs were:
South Africa. Eli Weinberg had come to South Africa from Latvia in 1929. His daughter Sheila was an activist during the anti-apartheid years.
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Noah Weinberg who died in 2009 was a Jewish rabbi and father of today's baal teshuva movement.
Sidney Weinberg was the long-time leader of Goldman Sachs, nicknamed "Mr. Wall Street" by the New York Times.
Max Weinberg is an American drummer and band leader who has played with Bruce Springsteen and on the Tonight TV show.
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The Origin/Spread of Surnames
When Jewish people were obligated to take surnames in the early 19th century, they often chose ornamental names. The prefix Wein- meaning "wine" and the suffix -stein meaning "mountain," were often used in these Jewish ornamental names. Sometimes Weinberg was not the actual surname back home and was simply chosen on arrival.
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- The Laurence Weinbergs of New York. Weinberg immigrants of 1906.
Weinbergs emigrated to America from a number of countries, but in greatest numbers from Germany, Russia, and Poland. These countries were the main countries of Jewish settlement and Yiddish culture in central and eastern Europe in the 19th century. The Weinberg name is invariably Jewish in America but not necessarily.
America. Benedict Weinberg came to Charleston, South Carolina from Westphalia in 1830 at the age of thirty.
"His reminiscences of his early life
often afforded much entertainment. In 1814 when but fourteen
years of
age, he joined the Prussian army and was at the Battle of Waterloo and
would often relate details of that hard fought battle. He was
also a schoolmate of Emperor William I."
He lived on in America to the age of ninety one.
The peak years for Weinberg immigration were from 1890 to 1910. They came mainly to the cities of the East. Among these Weinbergs were:
- Sidney
Weinberg, who was born to a poor Jewish family in Brooklyn
in 1891. He started at the bottom at Goldman Sachs and rose to
the top. Two of his sons and one of his grandsons also held high
positions at Goldman Sachs.
- Morris and Celia Weinberg, who arrived from Russia in 1893 and
settled in Chicago.
- another Morris Weinberg, also from Russia, who came via Glasgow
in 1906 and settled in Brookyn. He was by trade a shoemaker.
- and Harry
Weinberg, who came from Hungary as a young boy with his
family to
Baltimore in 1912. He was a canny investor during the
Depression,
buying up under-valued assets, and later set up with his wife the Harry
and
Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
South Africa. Eli Weinberg had come to South Africa from Latvia in 1929. His daughter Sheila was an activist during the anti-apartheid years.
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Noah Weinberg who died in 2009 was a Jewish rabbi and father of today's baal teshuva movement.
Sidney Weinberg was the long-time leader of Goldman Sachs, nicknamed "Mr. Wall Street" by the New York Times.
Max Weinberg is an American drummer and band leader who has played with Bruce Springsteen and on the Tonight TV show.
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- 300 in the UK (most numerous in London)
- 5,000 in America (most numerous in New York)
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