Morgenstern is a Germanic surname meaning morning star. The surname does not have Jewish origin but comes from a line of German aristocracy later losing title and or money due to squander or marriage. Morgenstern religious affiliations from 1585 to 1900 in Germany are: 80% Protestant; 18% Catholic; 1% Jewish. However, in the United States, the name is associated with American Jews. The name first appeared in Saxony-Anhalt. An uncommon alternative spelling is Morganstern. Morgenstern is the name of:
- Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914), German poet
- Barbara Morgenstern (born 1971), German musician
- Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress
- Norbert Morgenstern, geotechnical engineer and developer of the "Morgenstern-Price" method of slope stability analysis
- Oskar Morgenstern (1902-1977), Austrian economist and founder of the field of game theory
- S. Morgenstern, fictional author of William Goldman's The Princess Bride
- Soma Morgenstern (1890-1976), Jewish-Austrian writer and journalist
- Thomas Morgenstern (born 1986), Austrian ski jumper
- David Morgenstern, a fictional emergency-room physician portrayed by William H. Macy on the television program ER
Morgenstern may also refer to:
- Morgenstern (band), a music project
- Morgenstern (Mittelalter band), a German Mittelalter-Rock band
