Weinberger
A German surname meaning someone from a wine-growing place or a vineyard hillside.
The #6,870 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 63,048 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Weinberger comes from German Wein, meaning "wine," and the place-name element -berg or -berger, meaning "mountain," "hill," or "someone from a hill or mountain." In surnames, it usually points to a person who lived by a vineyard area or came from a place named Weinberg, literally "wine hill" or "vineyard." In some cases it can also have Jewish (Yiddish) usage through German-speaking naming patterns.
History
The name is found mainly in German-speaking regions and among Ashkenazi Jewish families, where German-based surnames were often adopted or assigned in the late 18th and 19th centuries. It spread through migration to North America and other diaspora communities. Related forms such as Weinberg and Weinberger are both common in Germanic surname traditions.
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Fun fact
Weinberger and Weinberg are closely related, but Weinberger typically means "person from the vineyard hill" rather than just "vineyard."