Explore the Family Name Olbert

The meaning of Olbert

Variant (in Slavic-speaking regions) of North German Albert. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Jochen. Polish Zigmond.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Olbert saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Olbert ranked as the 78,326th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had slipped to 87,663rd, marking an 11.92% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Olbert surname decreased from 227 in 2000 to 212 in 2010, a drop of 6.61%. The proportion of Olberts per 100,000 people also fell by 12.5% over that decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,326	#87,663	-11.92%
Count	227	212	-6.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olbert

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Olbert also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In terms of ethnic identity, a majority of individuals bearing the Olbert name identify as White, with a slight increase from 87.67% in 2000 to 87.74% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2000, this category saw an emergence in 2010, accounting for 2.36% of Olberts. However, the percentage of Olberts who identified as Hispanic dropped completely from 3.52% in 2000 to zero in 2010. The proportion of Black Olberts also declined from 7.49% to 6.60% during this period. There was no change observed in the categories Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.67%	87.74%	0.08%
Black	7.49%	6.6%	-11.88%
Two or More Races	0%	2.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%