Schoenbergs

Schoenbergs is a surname of German origin. It is typically a toponymic name derived from the place name Schönberg or Schönberg, meaning “beautiful mountain” in German. The form Schoenbergs can also appear in English-language contexts as a transliteration of the umlauted spelling.

Spelling variants include Schoenberg, Schoenberg, Schonberg, and related forms such as Schoenberger or Schonberger. The form Schoenbergs, with an added s, may appear in historical records to indicate a plural or family-name usage, though in modern use it is generally just another spelling of the surname.

Geographically, the surname is most common in German-speaking regions, notably Germany and Austria, and among descendants in North America, Australia, and other countries with German diaspora communities. It is frequently associated with families who bore place-name surnames, reflecting migration and settlement patterns in the 19th and 20th centuries. In genealogical research, Schoenbergs may be encountered alongside related toponymic surnames such as Schoenberg and Schönberg.