How common is the surname Oberst?

1,298 people in the United States had the surname Oberst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,863 Americans. It ranked 20,458th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Oberst?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Oberst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Oberst?

Conor Oberst, American musician, followed by Eugene Oberst.

Where is the surname Oberst most common?

Wikidata records people named Oberst in the United States.

Is the surname Oberst getting more or less common?

More common. 1,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,298 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Oberst

A surname, carried by 1,298 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). Oberst is more common than 87.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,298 people named Oberst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,863 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,250.

#20,458

rank among US surnames

1,298

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,890)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,449	Louk	1,299	237,679
#20,458	Rencher	1,298	237,863

Who is named Oberst

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

95% of people named Oberst identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Obersts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Conor Oberst
American musician, born 1980
Eugene Oberst
American football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, basketball coach, c, 1901–1991
Bill Oberst, Jr.
American actor, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oberst

Oberg

Oberst 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 Oberst?: 1,298 people in the United States had the surname Oberst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,863 Americans. It ranked 20,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oberst?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Oberst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Oberst?: Conor Oberst, American musician, followed by Eugene Oberst.
Where is the surname Oberst most common?: Wikidata records people named Oberst in the United States.
Is the surname Oberst getting more or less common?: More common. 1,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,298 in 2010, up 3.8%.