Explore the Family Name Salberg

The meaning of Salberg

1. Norwegian: habitational name from farmsteads in Trøndelag named Sǫthulberg in Old Norse, from sǫthul ‘saddle’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’, with reference to the shape of the mountains. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of a short form of the personal name Salomon (see Solomon) + German Berg ‘mountain, hill’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Salberg has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,622 in terms of commonality with approximately 507 individuals carrying this name, or about 0.19 per 100k people. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 42,858 with around 505 individuals having this surname, accounting for about 0.17 per 100k people. This represents a decrease of 5.5 in rank and a 0.39 drop in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,622	#42,858	-5.5%
Count	507	505	-0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salberg

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Salberg. In 2000, 97.24% of those with this surname identified as White, while 1.58% identified as Hispanic. There were no reported instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there was a slight shift in these numbers. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased to 94.85%, and those identifying as Hispanic increased to 3.17%. Moreover, for the first time, there were reported instances of individuals with this surname identifying as being of two or more races, at 1.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.24%	94.85%	-2.46%
Hispanic	1.58%	3.17%	100.63%
Two or More Races	0%	1.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%