Explore the Family Name Setterberg

The meaning of Setterberg

Swedish: ornamental name composed of a variant of the placename element sät(t)er ‘outlying meadow’ + the ornamental element berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils.

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

The surname Setterberg, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 69,201st in terms of commonality in America, while by 2010, it had slipped to 73,911th place, marking a change of -6.81%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname has also dipped slightly from 265 in 2000 to 262 in 2010, showing a -1.13% change. The proportion of individuals with the Setterberg name per 100,000 people has also reduced by 10%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#73,911	-6.81%
Count	265	262	-1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Setterberg

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Setterberg surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this name are of White ethnicity, accounting for 96.23% in 2000 and slipping a bit to 95.04% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic within the Setterberg surname has increased, rising from 3.4% in 2000 to 3.82% in 2010, exhibiting a 12.35% change. There were no reported individuals with the Setterberg surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, belonging to two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	95.04%	-1.24%
Hispanic	3.4%	3.82%	12.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%