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    The surname Bamberg

    A surname, carried by 1,061 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B516

    Bamberg: #23,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bamberg #23,817, 1,061 people Bamberg: #23,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Bamberg #23,817, 1,061 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bamberg is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,061 people named Bamberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,068.

    #23,817
    rank among US surnames
    1,061
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.7%
    change since 2000 (was #22,481)

    Who is named Bamberg

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    72% of people named Bamberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 72%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bambergs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Bamberg
      Brazilian footballer, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bamberg

    Bamberg has the Soundex code B516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B516.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bamberg?
    1,061 people in the United States had the surname Bamberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bamberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Bamberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bamberg?
    Daniel Bamberg, Brazilian footballer.
    Where is the surname Bamberg most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bamberg in Brazil.
    Is the surname Bamberg getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, down 0.7%.