Explore the Family Name Freiberg

The meaning of Freiberg

German: habitational name from any of several places called Freiberg, from Middle High German vrī ‘free, independent’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’ (possibly an altered form of burg ‘castle, fortified town’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Freiberg" has seen minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 16,609 in popularity and slightly descended to 16,662 in 2010, a decrease of 0.32%. However, the count of individuals with the Freiberg surname increased from 1,590 to 1,719, indicating an 8.11% growth over the decade. The proportion per 100,000 people went through a marginal decrease of 1.69%, moving from 0.59 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,609	#16,662	-0.32%
Count	1,590	1,719	8.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.58	-1.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freiberg

The ethnic identity associated with the Freiberg surname also experienced changes over the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Among those identifying as white, there was a slight decrease from 95.53% to 93.08%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation increased from 2.33% to 4.01%, demonstrating a significant growth of 72.1%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group also saw an increase in representation, growing by 84.21% from 0.57% to 1.05%. Individuals identifying with two or more races rose from 0.94% to 1.11%, an increase of 18.09%. Although previously unrepresented in 2000, both Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups were reported in 2010, at 0.35% and 0.41% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	93.08%	-2.56%
Hispanic	2.33%	4.01%	72.1%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.11%	18.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	1.05%	84.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%
Black	0%	0.35%	0%