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Kirchberg Family History

Kirchberg Surname Meaning

German: habitational name from any of various places called Kirchberg in Rhineland, Saxony, or Württemberg.

German: topographic name for someone living at a church on a hill or on a hill so named from Middle High German kirche ‘church’ + berc ‘mountain, hill’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Kirchberg ‘church mountain’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Kirchberg family from?

You can see how Kirchberg families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kirchberg family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kirchberg families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1881 there was 1 Kirchberg family living in Fife. This was 100% of all the recorded Kirchberg's in Scotland. Fife had the highest population of Kirchberg families in 1881.
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What did your Kirchberg ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Kirchberg. 25% of Kirchberg men worked as a Farmer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    25%
  • Laborer
    18%
  • Farm Laborer
    15%
  • Farming
    11%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 343 immigration records available for the last name Kirchberg. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kirchberg. For the veterans among your Kirchberg ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kirchberg lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Kirchberg life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1971, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Kirchberg in 1958 was 60, and 81 in 2004.

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