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The surname Forsberg

A surname, carried by 4,294 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F621

Forsberg: #7,732 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Forsberg #7,732, 4,294 people Forsberg: #7,732 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Forsberg #7,732, 4,294 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Forsberg is more common than 95.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,294 people named Forsberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,902 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,168.

#7,732
rank among US surnames
4,294
people in 2010
1.5
per 100,000 Americans
+3%
change since 2000 (was #7,368)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#7,724Esser4,29771,851
#7,725Wisner4,29671,868
#7,730Warnick4,29571,885
#7,732Forsberg4,29471,902
#7,734Beaudry4,29371,918
#7,737Litchfield4,29071,969

Who is named Forsberg

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

95% of people named Forsberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
  • Two or more races 1.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Forsberg?
4,294 people in the United States had the surname Forsberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,902 Americans. It ranked 7,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Forsberg?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Forsberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Forsberg getting more or less common?
More common. 4,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,294 in 2010, up 3.0%.