How common is the surname Ober?

3,724 people in the United States had the surname Ober in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,907 Americans. It ranked 8,799th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ober?

Philip Ober, American stage, film and television actor (1902-1982).

Where is the surname Ober most common?

Wikidata records people named Ober in the United States.

Is the surname Ober getting more or less common?

More common. 3,675 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,724 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Ober

A German surname, carried by 3,724 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ober is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Ober.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,724 people named Ober in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,907 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,675.

#8,799

rank among US surnames

3,724

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,289)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,791	Geraci	3,729	82,796
#8,793	Crotty	3,726	82,862
#8,797	Pavlik	3,725	82,885
#8,799	Ober	3,724	82,907
#8,800	Belisle	3,722	82,952
#8,801	Vogler	3,721	82,974
#8,802	Loring	3,720	82,996

Who is named Ober

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

94% of people named Ober identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Obers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Ober
American stage, film and television actor (1902-1982)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ober

Ober has the Soundex code O160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O160.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ober come from?: Borrowed from German Ober.
How common is the surname Ober?: 3,724 people in the United States had the surname Ober in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,907 Americans. It ranked 8,799th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ober?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ober identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ober?: Philip Ober, American stage, film and television actor (1902-1982).
Where is the surname Ober most common?: Wikidata records people named Ober in the United States.
Is the surname Ober getting more or less common?: More common. 3,675 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,724 in 2010, up 1.3%.