Explore the Family Name Suber

The meaning of Suber

German (also Süber): nickname for a clean, decent person, from Middle Low German sūber ‘clean’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Suber saw a minor increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. During this decade, its rank slightly improved from 7415 to 7404, indicating a relative growth in frequency among U.S. surnames. The actual count of individuals with the Suber surname also expanded from 4144 to 4495, representing an 8.47% increase. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease of 1.3%, shifting from 1.54 to 1.52.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#7,415	#7,404	0.15%
Count	4,144	4,495	8.47%
Proportion per 100k	1.54	1.52	-1.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suber

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Suber, the 2000 to 2010 period saw some interesting shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While individuals identifying as Black made up the largest percentage of those with the Suber name in both years (64.43% in 2000 and 63.60% in 2010), there was a slight drop of 1.29%. Those identifying as White constituted the second-largest group, but also saw a small decline from 32.19% to 30.99%. A significant increase was observed among individuals of Hispanic identity, rising by 71.11% from 1.35% to 2.31%. Also notable were the increases in individuals identifying with two or more races, which surged from 1.59% to 2.54%. For the first time in 2010, the Suber surname appeared among people of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, though their proportions remained under 0.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	64.43%	63.6%	-1.29%
White	32.19%	30.99%	-3.73%
Two or More Races	1.59%	2.54%	59.75%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.31%	71.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.38%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.18%	0%