Explore the Family Name Finberg

The meaning of Finberg

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Feinberg. 2. Swedish: probably an ornamental name from fin ‘fine’ or finn ‘Finnish’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. This surname is also found in Finland, but it is very rare in both countries. In North America, it may also be an altered form of the more common variant Finnberg. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Aron.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Finberg has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 51,458 in popularity, with approximately 380 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 57,372 and the count of individuals sharing this name decreased to 355, marking a drop of 6.58%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also fell by 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#57,372	-11.49%
Count	380	355	-6.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Finberg

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Finberg surname identify as White. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of Finbergs identifying as White marginally increased from 96.84% to 97.18%. During the same period, there was a noticeable change in the number of Finbergs identifying as Hispanic, increasing from 0% to 1.69%. However, it's important to note that in 2000, 2.37% of Finbergs identified as having two or more races, but that data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no Finbergs identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	97.18%	0.35%
Hispanic	0%	1.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%