Explore the Family Name Holberg
The meaning of Holberg
1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from a place so named, now part of Wuppertal. 2. German: topographic name from Middle High German hol ‘hollow, cave’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. 3. Norwegian: habitational name from farmsteads in the Trøndelag region and in Nordmøre, named in Old Norse as Hólaberg, probably from Old Norse hóll ‘round hill, mound’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. 4. Swedish: variant of Hollberg, an ornamental name from placenames beginning with Hål(l)- or Hol- + berg ‘mountain, hill’, hence a variant or a cognate of Hållberg (see Hallberg 3). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of Hållberg. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Hans.
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How common is the last name Holberg in the United States?
The surname Holberg was ranked 43,629th in popularity in the year 2000, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. By 2010, it had slipped to 58,876th place, representing a significant decrease of approximately 34.95%. In numerical terms, there were 466 individuals with the Holberg surname in 2000, decreasing to just 344 by 2010. This equates to a drop of around 26.18%, and when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the count fell from 0.17 to 0.12 over the decade, marking a decrease of 29.41%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #43,629 | #58,876 | -34.95% |
| Count | 466 | 344 | -26.18% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.17 | 0.12 | -29.41% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holberg
Moving onto ethnicity, according to the same census data, 95.71% of those bearing the Holberg surname identified as White in the year 2000, dipping slightly to 94.48% in 2010. Hispanic representation among the Holbergs rose from 1.29% in 2000 to 2.62% in 2010, seeing an increase of 103.1%. There was also a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation in 2010 at 1.45%, where there had been none reported in 2000. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.72% in 2000 to zero in 2010. During both years, no individuals with the Holberg surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.71% | 94.48% | -1.29% |
| Hispanic | 1.29% | 2.62% | 103.1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 1.45% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.72% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |