How common is the surname Nyberg?

3,732 people in the United States had the surname Nyberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,729 Americans. It ranked 8,787th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nyberg?

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

Who is the most famous person named Nyberg?

Karen L. Nyberg, American astronaut.

Where is the surname Nyberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Nyberg in the United States.

Is the surname Nyberg getting more or less common?

More common. 3,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,732 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Nyberg

A Swedish surname, carried by 3,732 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). Nyberg is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Nyberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ny (“new”) and 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 3,732 people named Nyberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,729 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,686.

#8,787

rank among US surnames

3,732

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,268)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,780	Wille	3,734	82,685
#8,784	Lorenzen	3,733	82,707
#8,787	Nyberg	3,732	82,729
#8,789	Florian	3,731	82,751
#8,791	Geraci	3,729	82,796
#8,793	Crotty	3,726	82,862

Who is named Nyberg

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

94% of people named Nyberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nybergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karen L. Nyberg
American astronaut, born 1969

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nyberg come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Nyberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ny (“new”) and berg (“mountain”).
How common is the surname Nyberg?: 3,732 people in the United States had the surname Nyberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,729 Americans. It ranked 8,787th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nyberg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nyberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nyberg?: Karen L. Nyberg, American astronaut.
Where is the surname Nyberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Nyberg in the United States.
Is the surname Nyberg getting more or less common?: More common. 3,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,732 in 2010, up 1.2%.