Explore the Family Name Osberg

The meaning of Osberg

1. Norwegian and Swedish: topographic or ornamental name, from os ‘river mouth’ or ås ‘hill, ridge’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. 2. Probably an altered form of Swedish Åsberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements ås ‘ridge’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Osberg has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, falling from 29,840 to 29,947. However, the count of those bearing the surname increased by 5.52% during the same period, rising from 743 to 784. It's interesting to note that despite the rise in count, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,840	#29,947	-0.36%
Count	743	784	5.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Osberg

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts among those bearing the surname Osberg between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifying as White slightly decreased from 96.90% to 95.79%. Additionally, there was a small increase in those identifying with two or more races, up from 1.48% to 1.53%. While those identifying as Hispanic saw a minor decrease of 5.56%, dropping from 1.08% to 1.02%. There was also a new appearance of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 census data. However, no changes were reported in the categories of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.9%	95.79%	-1.15%
Two or More Races	1.48%	1.53%	3.38%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.02%	-5.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.89%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%