Explore the Family Name Romberg

The meaning of Romberg

German and Scandinavian: habitational name from any of several places called Romberg. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Bjorn, Klas.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Romberg has shown a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Romberg was ranked 28,049 in terms of popularity and increased slightly to a rank of 28,618 in 2010, indicating a change of -2.03%. The count of individuals with the surname Romberg rose minimally from 804 to 833 during this period, marking an increase of 3.61%. However, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 6.67%, from 0.3 to 0.28 over the ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#28,618	-2.03%
Count	804	833	3.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romberg

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Romberg, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were minor changes from 2000 to 2010. Predominantly, the surname is associated with White ethnicity, which accounted for 96.27% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 95.56% in 2010. During this time, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.75% to no recorded instances. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races dropped by 38.69%. There was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals with the Romberg surname who identified as Hispanic, rising from 1.24% to 2.16%. Additionally, there was an introduction of Rombergs identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, which was not previously noted in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.27%	95.56%	-0.74%
Hispanic	1.24%	2.16%	74.19%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0.84%	-38.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%