Explore the Family Name Stoneburg

The meaning of Stoneburg

Americanized form of German, Swedish, or Jewish Steinburg or Steinberg, or of Swedish Stenberg.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stoneburg decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 68,172nd most common name in the United States, but fell to 75,564th position by 2010, marking a decrease of 10.84%. Over that same period, the total count of people with this surname also dropped from 270 to 255, representing a decrease of 5.56%. The proportion of individuals named Stoneburg per 100,000 population decreased by 10% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,172	#75,564	-10.84%
Count	270	255	-5.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stoneburg

Regarding ethnicity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Stoneburg identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 95.19% in 2000 to 93.73% in 2010. In 2010, there were some changes noticed in the ethnic identities tied to this surname. For example, those identifying as having two or more races and Hispanic both saw an increase to 2.75%, while in 2000 these categories were at 0%. Conversely, those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were at 0% in 2010, whereas in 2000, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 2.59% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. There were no individuals within the Black category for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.19%	93.73%	-1.53%
Two or More Races	0%	2.75%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.59%	0%	0%