Birnbaum
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Birnbaum, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Proper noun
Birnbaum (plural Birnbaums)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Birnbaum is the 10030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3211 individuals. Birnbaum is most common among White (95.14%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birnbaum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.
German
Etymology
Birne (“pear”) + Baum (“tree”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪʁnˌbaʊ̯m/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Birn‧baum
Noun
Birnbaum m (strong, genitive Birnbaumes or Birnbaums, plural Birnbäume)
Declension
Declension of Birnbaum [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Birnbaumholz (“pearwood, pear wood”)