How common is the surname Freiberg?

1,719 people in the United States had the surname Freiberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. It ranked 16,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Freiberg?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Freiberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Freiberg?

David Freiberg, American bassist and singer.

Where is the surname Freiberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Freiberg in the United States.

Is the surname Freiberg getting more or less common?

More common. 1,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,719 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Freiberg

A surname, carried by 1,719 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Freiberg is more common than 89.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,719 people named Freiberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,590.

#16,662

rank among US surnames

1,719

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,609)

Who is named Freiberg

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

93% of people named Freiberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Freibergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Freiberg
American bassist and singer, born 1938

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Freiberg

Freiberg has the Soundex code F616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F616.

Questions

How common is the surname Freiberg?: 1,719 people in the United States had the surname Freiberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. It ranked 16,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Freiberg?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Freiberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Freiberg?: David Freiberg, American bassist and singer.
Where is the surname Freiberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Freiberg in the United States.
Is the surname Freiberg getting more or less common?: More common. 1,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,719 in 2010, up 8.1%.