Explore the Family Name Oberly

The meaning of Oberly

Americanized form of South German and Swiss German Oberle or of its Swiss German variant Oberli.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Oberly" has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 31,167th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 39,004th position, showing a decrease of 25.15%. The count of individuals with the Oberly surname also decreased from 704 in 2000 to 565 in 2010, marking a drop of 19.74%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 26.92% during this same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,167	#39,004	-25.15%
Count	704	565	-19.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.19	-26.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oberly

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Oberly, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we find that the majority of individuals identify as White. However, this percentage has slightly decreased from 93.04% in 2000 to 90.27% in 2010. During this same period, there were small increases in the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic, Black, and American Indian or Alaskan Native. Specifically, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose by 87.06%, while those identifying as Black increased by 14.71%. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native rose by 15.10%. No data was available for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.04%	90.27%	-2.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.84%	4.42%	15.1%
Black	1.7%	1.95%	14.71%
Hispanic	0.85%	1.59%	87.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%