Frankenberg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Frankenberg.

Proper noun

Frankenberg (plural Frankenbergs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frankenberg is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Frankenberg is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frankenberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaŋkn̩ˌbɛʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Fran‧ken‧berg

Proper noun

Frankenberg n (proper noun, genitive Frankenbergs or (optionally with an article) Frankenberg)

1. any of several towns in Germany

Proper noun

Frankenberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Frankenbergs or (with an article) Frankenberg, feminine genitive Frankenberg, plural Frankenbergs)

1. a surname

Derived terms

• Waldeck-Frankenberg