Explore the Family Name Oberman

The meaning of Oberman

1. Americanized form of German Obermann. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Ober + German Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Dorit, Hershel, Isaak, Izya, Moshe, Yael.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Oberman saw a decline in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 19,071st most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 22,026th spot, a decrease of 15.49%. The count of people with this surname also fell from 1,320 in 2000 to 1,177 in 2010, representing a drop of 10.83%. Thus, the proportion of people named Oberman per 100,000 in the U.S. population decreased by 18.37% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,071	#22,026	-15.49%
Count	1,320	1,177	-10.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.4	-18.37%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oberman

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data provides an interesting look into the distribution of the Oberman surname. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 94.92% in 2000 to 94.05% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, going from 0.61% to 1.10%, an increase of 80.33%. Those claiming two or more races also increased slightly from 1.59% to 1.87%. The Hispanic representation remained relatively stable, increasing by only 2.00% from 2.50% to 2.55%. There were no individuals with the Oberman surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	94.05%	-0.92%
Hispanic	2.5%	2.55%	2%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.87%	17.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	1.1%	80.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%