Explore the Family Name Sjoberg

The meaning of Sjoberg

Swedish (Sjöberg): ornamental name composed of the elements sjö ‘sea, lake’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Compare Seaberg, Seaberry, Seaburg, and Shoberg. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Gothard, Lennart, Britt, Erik, Hjalmer, Mats, Nils, Sten, Sven.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Sjoberg surname has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sjoberg was ranked 21,088 in popularity, with 1,161 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 22,235 with the count nearly unchanged at 1,160. This represents a change of -5.44 in rank and a -0.09 decrease in count. The proportion of people with the Sjoberg surname per 100,000 also decreased by 9.3 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,088	#22,235	-5.44%
Count	1,161	1,160	-0.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.39	-9.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sjoberg

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sjoberg also showed significant shifts from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 94.66% in 2000 to 92.59% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.52% to 0.95%), Hispanic (from 2.58% to 3.88%), and those claiming two or more races (from 1.72% to 2.07%). The data for the Black community and the American Indian and Alaskan Native community was suppressed in 2000, but by 2010, 0.52% of individuals with the Sjoberg surname identified as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.66%	92.59%	-2.19%
Hispanic	2.58%	3.88%	50.39%
Two or More Races	1.72%	2.07%	20.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.95%	82.69%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%