Kirschbaum
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Kirschbaum is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Toponymic surname from a dwelling/place name 'Kirschbaum' < lat.
- DEGermany≈1 in 23K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 180K
- CNChina≈1 in 83K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- China (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 254 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 23K (inferred from the name graph)
≈17,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Germany, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname from a dwelling/place name 'Kirschbaum' < lat. cerasium 'Kirschbaum'; 1566 tokens.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Kirschbaum counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN China | ≈17,000 est. | ≈1 in 83K | — | Kirschbaum | 2 |
| DE Germany | ≈3,500 est. | ≈1 in 23K | — | Kirschbaum | 124 |
| US United States | 1,852 | 1 in 180K | 1.9K | Kirschbaum | 254 |
| EG Egypt | ≈230 est. | ≈1 in 459K | — | Kirschbaum | 5 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈210 est. | ≈1 in 311K | — | Kirschbaum | 15 |
| AT Austria | ≈110 est. | ≈1 in 85K | — | Kirschbaum | 22 |
| PY Paraguay | ≈37 est. | ≈1 in 195K | — | Kirschbaum | 5 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Kirschbaum is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name or landscape feature; bearer count 1566.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
In German, topographic name from Kirschbaum ‘cherry tree’.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In German, cherry tree
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In German, ornamental name with the same meaning.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Carl Ludwig Kirschbaumb. 1812DEGerman entomologist (1812-1880)
- Emil Kirschbaumb. 1900DEGerman university teacher (1900-1970)
- Marlies Kirschbaumb. 1936DEGerman badminton player
- Ricardo Kirschbaumb. 1948ARArgentine journalist and writer
- Werner Kirschbaumb. 1956DEGerman pianist
- Christa Kirschbaumb. 1961DEGerman church musician
- Eva Cancik-Kirschbaumb. 1965DEGerman assyriologist
- Jan Niko Kirschbaumb. 1985DEGerman historian
- Thorsten Kirschbaumb. 1987DEGerman footballer
- Jan Kirschbaumb. 1991DEGerman chemist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 23 sources across 12 countries.
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Kirschbaum come from?
- Toponymic surname from a dwelling/place name 'Kirschbaum' < lat. cerasium 'Kirschbaum'; 1566 tokens. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- What does the name Kirschbaum mean?
- Recorded meaning: Toponymic surname from a dwelling/place name 'Kirschbaum' < lat.
- In which country does Kirschbaum have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 17 thousand people named Kirschbaum in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kirschbaum.
- How common is the name Kirschbaum?
- In the United States, the national register counted 1,852 people named Kirschbaum in 2010, about 1 in 180 thousand residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kirschbaum”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.