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    The surname Holmberg

    A Swedish surname, carried by 4,832 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H451

    Holmberg: #6,937 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Holmberg #6,937, 4,832 people Holmberg: #6,937 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Holmberg #6,937, 4,832 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holmberg is more common than 95.7% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    From Swedish Holmberg.

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,832 people named Holmberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,896 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,676.

    #6,937
    rank among US surnames
    4,832
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #6,661)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,933Holler4,83663,843
    #6,935Whiteley4,83463,870
    #6,936Rubenstein4,83363,883
    #6,937Canas4,83263,896

    Who is named Holmberg

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

    93% of people named Holmberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Holmbergs

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg
      Argentine biologist and writer (1852–1937)
    • Weiron Holmberg
      Actor, 1935–2026
    • Elena Holmberg
      Argentinian diplomat (1931–1978)
    • Ronald Holmberg
      American tennis player, born 1938

    Notable Holmbergs come mostly from Argentina (2), Sweden (1) and the United States (1).

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Holmberg come from?
    From Swedish Holmberg.
    How common is the surname Holmberg?
    4,832 people in the United States had the surname Holmberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,896 Americans. It ranked 6,937th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Holmberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Holmberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Holmberg?
    Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg, Argentine biologist and writer (1852–1937), followed by Weiron Holmberg.
    Where is the surname Holmberg most common?
    Wikidata records people named Holmberg in Argentina, Sweden and the United States.
    Is the surname Holmberg getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,832 in 2010, up 3.3%.