Explore the Family Name Nordberg

The meaning of Nordberg

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named from nord ‘north’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. 2. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the same elements as 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Erik, Helmer, Ingman, Svein.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nordberg saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nordberg ranked 19,727 among all surnames, but by 2010, it slipped to 20,285, recording a decrease of about 2.83%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Nordberg increased in this decade, rising from 1,264 to 1,311, reflecting a growth of 3.72%. However, when we consider the proportion per 100,000 people, we see a decline of 6.38%, moving from 0.47 to 0.44.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,727	#20,285	-2.83%
Count	1,264	1,311	3.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.44	-6.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nordberg

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Nordberg surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 96.68% to 96.19%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped marginally from 1.90% to 1.83%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. Interestingly, the data shows a rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, climbing from 0.87% to 1.07%. Furthermore, there was an appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity in 2010 that was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	96.19%	-0.51%
Hispanic	1.9%	1.83%	-3.68%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.07%	22.99%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%