Explore the Family Name Ramberg

The meaning of Ramberg

1. German: habitational name from a place so named in the Palatinate, near Landau. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of some fifteen farmsteads named with ramn ‘raven’ (Old Norse hrafn) + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Anders, Knute, Nels, Paal, Sven.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ramberg has decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked at 24,406, but it fell to a rank of 30,799 in 2010, representing a change of -26.19%. The count of people with this surname also declined from 961 in 2000 to 756 in 2010, a reduction of -21.33%. Accordingly, the proportion of the population with the surname Ramberg per 100k saw a decrease of -27.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,406	#30,799	-26.19%
Count	961	756	-21.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.26	-27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramberg

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Ramberg surname identified as White, making up 95.53% in 2000 and slightly dropping to 94.71% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase over the decade, rising from 1.25% to 2.25%, an 80% growth. Small percentages identified as having two or more ethnic identities, decreasing marginally from 1.56% in 2000 to 1.46% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander representation rose from 0% to 1.06%, while American Indian and Alaskan Native identification dropped from 1.04% to 0%. No individuals with the Ramberg surname identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	94.71%	-0.86%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.25%	80%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.46%	-6.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.06%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.04%	0%	0%