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Goldberg

Goldberg is a surname of German and Yiddish origin, formed from the elements gold and berg (hill or mountain). The name likely originated as a descriptive or toponymic surname for someone living near a golden hill or at a place associated with gold, and it has become common among Ashkenazi Jewish communities as well as in German-speaking regions.

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, bearers of the name emigrated to North America and other parts

In culture and science, the name appears in several domains. The television series The Goldbergs (2013–2023)

Because Goldberg is a common surname, it refers to many individuals across fields such as academia, the

of
the
world,
contributing
to
its
widespread
use
in
the
United
States,
Israel,
and
Europe.
Like
many
Germanic
surnames,
Goldberg
has
numerous
variants
and
transliterations
in
different
languages.
is
a
comedy-drama
about
a
family
with
the
surname.
In
computer
science,
Andrew
V.
Goldberg
and
Robert
Tarjan
are
known
for
the
Goldberg–Tarjan
push-relabel
algorithm,
a
foundational
method
for
computing
maximum
flows
in
networks.
arts,
sports,
and
business.
The
name
also
appears
in
fictional
works
and
as
the
title
of
other
cultural
artifacts.