Explore the Family Name Norenberg

The meaning of Norenberg

1. German (Nörenberg): habitational name from a Pomeranian placename. 2. Swedish: ornamental name composed of norr ‘north’ or nor ‘narrow stream between two waters’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. The infix -en- is of German origin. Some characteristic forenames: German Frederich, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Norenberg has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Norenberg ranked 46,523 in popularity and had a count of 431 individuals carrying this surname. However, by 2010, the rank dropped to 50,659 with only 412 people bearing the name, indicating a change of -8.89 in rank and -4.41 in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined by 12.5 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,523	#50,659	-8.89%
Count	431	412	-4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Norenberg

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Norenberg, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it was predominantly identified as White both in 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 2.85% over this period. Specifically, in 2000, about 97.68% of those bearing the Norenberg surname were White, while in 2010, the figure stood at 94.90%. Interestingly, there were no records of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic associated with this surname in 2000, but by 2010, each of these ethnicities accounted for 1.70% of Norenbergs. There were no changes reported for those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.68%	94.9%	-2.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.7%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%