Explore the Family Name Granberg

The meaning of Granberg

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements gran ‘spruce’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from gran ‘spruce’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Elof, Erik, Mauritz, Nils, Pontus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Granberg experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,394 in terms of popularity with a count of 870, which signified a proportion of 0.32 per 100k. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 27,435, even though the count rose slightly to 879, reducing the proportion to 0.3 per 100k. This change indicates a decrease in popularity by about 3.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,394	#27,435	-3.94%
Count	870	879	1.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Granberg

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes over the decade for individuals bearing the surname Granberg. There was no representation under Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010, this group made up 0.68% of Granbergs. Those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase from 1.03% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010. The white demographic remained the most prominent, albeit with a minor decrease from 95.98% to 95.79%. Hispanic representation decreased by 20.87%, while there were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	95.79%	-0.2%
Two or More Races	1.03%	1.93%	87.38%
Hispanic	1.15%	0.91%	-20.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.8%	0%	0%