Explore the Family Name Rehberg

The meaning of Rehberg

German: habitational name from any of the places so called throughout Germany. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Ernst, Erwin, Frieda, Kurt, Udo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rehberg has seen a slight decline in the last decade. In 2000, this surname ranked 16,783 in popularity with an approximate count of 1,566 individuals. By 2010, it had slipped to rank 17,625, despite the count increasing slightly to 1,594 individuals. This represents a change of -5.02% in rank and a 1.79% increase in count. Additionally, the proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname decreased by 6.9%, falling from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,783	#17,625	-5.02%
Count	1,566	1,594	1.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.54	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rehberg

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates a few significant shifts amongst those with the Rehberg surname. The most substantial change was observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander group, which saw a whopping 108.89% increase from 2000 to 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people identifying as Hispanic rose by 48.82%. However, there was a minor decrease of 1.10% in the number of White individuals with the surname. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dipped slightly by 7.03%. Notably, in 2010, there were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native using the Rehberg surname, representing a drop from the previous report.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.4%	94.35%	-1.1%
Hispanic	2.11%	3.14%	48.82%
Two or More Races	1.28%	1.19%	-7.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0.94%	108.89%
Black	0.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0%	0%