Family name Altenburg (Altenburg 
, Альтенбург 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Altenburg is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Denmark. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands.
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| Altenburg | Brazil, Netherlands, Canada, United States, Germany |
| Альтенбург | Ukraine |
| altenburg painter ancient east greek vase-painter (b. 600) |
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dietrich von altenburg 19th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, PL (b. 1250) |
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michael altenburg German composer, DE (b. 1584) |
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johan andreas altenburg Norwegian businessman, NO (b. 1763) |
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| johann ernst altenburg Composer, organist and trumpeter (1734-1801), DE (b. 1734) |
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marichen altenburg Mother of Henrik Ibsen, NO (b. 1799) |
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| christian gottlieb altenburg DE (b. 1742) |
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otto altenburg German regional historian (1873-1950), DE (b. 1873) |
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jesse altenburg American baseball player (1893-1973), US (b. 1893) |
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günther altenburg diplomat (1894-1984), DE (b. 1894) |
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| wilhelm altenburg DE (b. 1835) |
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| oskar altenburg (b. 1843) |
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| cornelis van altenburg Sports shooter (1871-1953), NL (b. 1871) |
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maria krystyna altenburg German-Polish noble, PL (b. 1923) |
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wolfgang altenburg German general, DE (b. 1928) |
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