The surname Malmberg
A Swedish surname, carried by 1,393 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex M451
Origin
Swedish origin
Borrowed from Swedish Malmberg, from malm (“ore”) + berg (“mountain”).
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 1,393 people named Malmberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,641 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,343.
#19,398
rank among US surnames
1,393
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+3.7%
change since 2000 (was #18,836)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,390 | Rifkin | 1,394 | 221,482 |
| #19,398 | Zaborowski | 1,393 | 221,641 |
Who is named Malmberg
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Malmberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 94%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Other Swedish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Malmberg come from?
- Borrowed from Swedish Malmberg, from malm (“ore”) + berg (“mountain”).
- How common is the surname Malmberg?
- 1,393 people in the United States had the surname Malmberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,641 Americans. It ranked 19,398th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Malmberg?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Malmberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Malmberg getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,393 in 2010, up 3.7%.