Explore the Family Name Melberg

The meaning of Melberg

1. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name in southwestern Norway, originally Methalberg in Old Norse, from methal ‘middle’ + berg ‘rock, hill, cliff’. 2. Swedish: variant of Mellberg. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Carsten, Nils. German Fritz, Guenter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Melberg has consistently held its place in terms of popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 45,482nd in the United States and moved up slightly to the 44,576th spot in 2010, reflecting a minimal increase of 1.99%. The total count of individuals bearing the Melberg surname also experienced a growth from 443 in 2000 to 482 in 2010, which signifies an 8.8% rise. Interestingly, despite these changes, the proportion per 100k people remained stagnant at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,482	#44,576	1.99%
Count	443	482	8.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melberg

In regards to ethnicity, the census data reveals that the vast majority of those with the Melberg surname identify as white. In 2000, this group constituted 99.32% of all Melbergs, although this proportion slightly decreased to 97.93% by 2010. While there was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities within the Melberg population, the 2010 census did note a small emergence of Hispanic identity at 1.04%. There were no individuals who identified with two or more races in both census years. This information points to a very homogeneous ethnic identity for the Melberg surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.32%	97.93%	-1.4%
Hispanic	0%	1.04%	0%
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%