How common is the surname Oberman?

1,177 people in the United States had the surname Oberman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Oberman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Oberman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Oberman?

Gustavo Oberman, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Oberman most common?

Wikidata records people named Oberman in Argentina.

Is the surname Oberman getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Oberman

A surname, carried by 1,177 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oberman is more common than 86.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,177 people named Oberman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,320.

#22,026

rank among US surnames

1,177

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-10.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,071)

Who is named Oberman

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

94% of people named Oberman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Obermans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gustavo Oberman
Argentine footballer, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oberman

Oberman has the Soundex code O165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O165.

Questions

How common is the surname Oberman?: 1,177 people in the United States had the surname Oberman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oberman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Oberman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Oberman?: Gustavo Oberman, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Oberman most common?: Wikidata records people named Oberman in Argentina.
Is the surname Oberman getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, down 11%.