Günzburg (surname)

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The Günzburg (Russian: , גינצבורג) family originated in the town of Günzburg, Bavaria. It is believed that the family went there from the city of Ulm, Württemberg, and that for this reason the best-known progenitor of the family and some of his immediate descendants, as well as certain others, called themselves "Ulma-Günzburg". The "Ulm, Ulma, Ullman, Ulmann, and Ulam" families are supposed to be branches of the Günzburg family. Kaufmann ("Rabbi Jair Chajim Bacharach und Seine Ahnen", p. 45, Treves, 1894) proves that "Gunz" and "Gaunz" are simply variants of "Günzburg."

It is also an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. When, early in the emancipation period, the Jews of Russia and of Austria were ordered by their governments to adopt family names, it was natural that many of them should choose a name so respected and pleasing as that of Günzburg. There is on record a lawsuit instituted by Baer Günzburg of Grodno against a Jewish family of that city who had adopted the same name under the decree of 1804 (Maggid, "Toledot Mishpechoth Gintzburg," p. 239, St. Petersburg, 1899). The court sustained the right of Jewish families to adopt any name they chose, and the number of Günzburg families accordingly increased.

Akiba ben Jacob Frankfurt
(or Akiba ben Jacob Günzburg); [JE]
Baer Günzburg
Milton L. Gunzburg, engineer of natural vison

Baron Alexander Günzburg, Aleksandr Goratsievich Gintsburg (1863 - ?)
Baron David Günzburg, (1857–1910) Russian orientalist and Jewish communal leader.
Baron Horace Günzburg, (1833–1909) the second Baron Günzburg, Goratsiy Evzelevich Gintsburg, Naftali-Gerts Evzelevich Ginstsburg, Financier, Industrialist ([link])
Baron Joseph Günzburg, (1812–1878) the first Baron Günzburg, Osip Gintsburg, or Iosif-Evzel Gabrielovich Gintsburg Industrialist ([link])
Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg, (1904–1981) socialite, editor, actor, producer

Günzburg origin of this pedigree was the Günzburg, Bavaria See also Góntia, district Günzburg, brother pedigree Oppenheim(er), Ulmann
Günsburg	Günzburg ([gýntsburk]) Akiba ben Jacob Frankfurt (or Akiba ben Jacob Günzburg); [JE] Baer Günzburg
Günsberg Dennis Gabor(originally Günsberg)	Günzberg
Gunsburg Yosef Gunsburg	Gunzburg Aileen Mindel"Minda" Bronfman-de Gunzburg (1925 - 1986), see Samuel Bronfman
Gunsberg Isidor Gunsberg	Gunzberg Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg, also known as Shaagat Aryeh
Ginsburg	Ginzburg
Ginsberg	Ginzberg
Gensburg Sam Gensburg, see Chicago Coin	Genzburg
Gensberg	Genzberg

References

Eisenstadt-Wiener, Da‘at Qedošim, pp. 198-212, St. Petersburg, 1897-98;
Belinsohn, Shillume Emune Yisrael, Odessa, 1898;
Belinsohn, Ein Wort über die Familie Guenzburg, St. Petersburg, 1858. The chief source is Maggid's work, quoted above.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.

Günzburg (surname)

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