Explore the Family Name Heiberg

The meaning of Heiberg

1. Norwegian (also found in Sweden and Denmark): topographic name from hei ‘heath, moor’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’, or a habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named. 2. German: dialect variant of Heuberg, a topographic name composed of Middle High German höu ‘hay’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’, or a habitational name from any of several places called Heiberg. 3. Dutch: habitational name from a place so called in Veldhoven in North Brabant. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Ejnar, Gunn, Lars.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Heiberg saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell by 20.04%, shifting from 56,246th place to 67,519th place. Similarly, the count, or the total number of people with the surname, decreased by 14.12% from 340 to 292. The proportion per 100K also reflected this trend with a decline of 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,246	#67,519	-20.04%
Count	340	292	-14.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heiberg

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Heiberg. In 2000, 93.24% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a percentage that increased slightly to 95.21% in 2010. The proportion identifying as Hispanic experienced a notable decrease from 4.12% to 2.74%. The data for other ethnicities including Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained static at 0% or were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.24%	95.21%	2.11%
Hispanic	4.12%	2.74%	-33.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%