Explore the Family Name Steenberg

The meaning of Steenberg

1. Dutch and North German: habitational name from any of several places so called, named with Middle Low German stēn ‘stone’ + berc ‘mountain, hill’. 2. Scandinavian: variant of Stenberg. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Carsten.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Steenberg has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Steenberg was ranked 60,390th in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 82,317, marking a decrease of 36.31%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell during this period, moving from 312 in 2000 to 229 in 2010, which signifies a drop of 26.6%. This change is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which went down 33.33%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#82,317	-36.31%
Count	312	229	-26.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.08	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steenberg

The ethnic identity linked to the Steenberg surname as determined by the Decennial U.S. Census shows a small degree of variation over the same timeframe. People identifying as White constituted the majority, at 94.55% in 2000 and 93.89% in 2010, showcasing a slight dip of 0.70%. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, there were some who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, constituting 2.18% of the total. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight increase from 2.88% in 2000 to 3.06% in 2010, an increase of 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.55%	93.89%	-0.7%
Two or More Races	2.88%	3.06%	6.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.18%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%