How common is the surname Newberg?

2,030 people in the United States had the surname Newberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,091 Americans. It ranked 14,656th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Newberg?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Newberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Newberg?

Heidi Jo Newberg, American astrophysicist.

Where is the surname Newberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Newberg in the United States.

Is the surname Newberg getting more or less common?

More common. 1,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,030 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Newberg

A surname, carried by 2,030 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newberg is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,030 people named Newberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,091 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,961.

#14,656

rank among US surnames

2,030

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,084)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,651	Gentner	2,031	152,017
#14,656	Harada	2,030	152,091
#14,662	Brault	2,029	152,166

Who is named Newberg

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

94% of people named Newberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newbergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heidi Jo Newberg
American astrophysicist

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Newberg

Neuberger

Newberg has the Soundex code N162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N162.

Questions

How common is the surname Newberg?: 2,030 people in the United States had the surname Newberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,091 Americans. It ranked 14,656th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newberg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Newberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Newberg?: Heidi Jo Newberg, American astrophysicist.
Where is the surname Newberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Newberg in the United States.
Is the surname Newberg getting more or less common?: More common. 1,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,030 in 2010, up 3.5%.