How common is the surname Oberg?

5,537 people in the United States had the surname Oberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,760 Americans. It ranked 6,179th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Oberg?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Oberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Oberg?

James Oberg, American journalist, followed by Brita Öberg.

Where is the surname Oberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Oberg in the United States and Sweden.

Is the surname Oberg getting more or less common?

More common. 5,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,537 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Oberg

A surname, carried by 5,537 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oberg is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,537 people named Oberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,760 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,457.

#6,179

rank among US surnames

5,537

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,804)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,170	Celis	5,546	55,670
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690
#6,174	Bagby	5,542	55,710
#6,175	Perrine	5,541	55,720
#6,176	Deason	5,539	55,740
#6,178	Petry	5,538	55,750

Who is named Oberg

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

94% of people named Oberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Obergs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Oberg
American journalist, born 1944
Brita Öberg
Actress (1900-1969)
Matt Oberg
American actor (born 1976)

Notable Obergs come mostly from the United States (2) and Sweden (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oberg

Oberg has the Soundex code O162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O162.

Questions

How common is the surname Oberg?: 5,537 people in the United States had the surname Oberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,760 Americans. It ranked 6,179th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oberg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Oberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Oberg?: James Oberg, American journalist, followed by Brita Öberg.
Where is the surname Oberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Oberg in the United States and Sweden.
Is the surname Oberg getting more or less common?: More common. 5,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,537 in 2010, up 1.5%.