Explore the Family Name Ekberg

The meaning of Ekberg

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements ek ‘oak’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Erland, Sten, Erik, Nels.

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How common is the last name Ekberg in the United States?

The surname Ekberg, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is not among the most common names in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 23,056 and slightly dropped in popularity to rank 24,090 in 2010, marking a 4.48% decrease. However, the count of individuals with this surname saw a slight increase from 1,035 in 2000 to 1,045 in 2010. This resulted in a small proportion change per 100k from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010, which is a 7.89% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,056	#24,090	-4.48%
Count	1,035	1,045	0.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.35	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ekberg

Ethnically, the Ekberg surname shows an interesting trend over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The predominant ethnic identity associated with Ekberg was White, accounting for 97.68% in 2000 but showed a slight decline to 94.16% in 2010. On the other hand, there were notable increases in other ethnicities. The category Two or More Races registered an upsurge from 0.58% in 2000 to 1.72% in 2010. Hispanic representation also almost doubled from 1.16% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010. Additionally, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups started showing up in the 2010 census, each making up roughly half a percent of those carrying the Ekberg name, where they previously had no representation.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.68%	94.16%	-3.6%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.3%	98.28%
Two or More Races	0.58%	1.72%	196.55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%