Kornberg (surname) explained

Kornberg is an habitational German, Swedish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. Its principal meaning is "grain hill", from German Korn "grain" + Berg "mountain", "hill".^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notable people with the surname include:

• Arthur Kornberg (1918–2007), American biochemist, winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine, father of Roger D. Kornberg and Thomas B. Kornberg
• Hans Leo Kornberg (1928–2019), British biochemist,
• Roger D. Kornberg (born 1947), American biochemist, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Thomas B. Kornberg (born 1948), American biochemist, University of California, San Francisco

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set 2003, Oxford University Press - Kornberg. 9780195081374. Hanks. Patrick. 8 May 2003.
2. Web site: Dictionary of American Family Names (online) 2006, Oxford University Press - Kornberg.
3. Web site: Ancestry - Kornberg Family History. Ancestry.com.
4. Web site: Museum of the Jewish People - Kornberg.