How common is the surname Oldenburg?

2,944 people in the United States had the surname Oldenburg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,873 Americans. It ranked 10,819th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Oldenburg?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Oldenburg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Oldenburg?

Claes Oldenburg, American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022).

Where is the surname Oldenburg most common?

Wikidata records people named Oldenburg in Sweden.

Is the surname Oldenburg getting more or less common?

More common. 2,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,944 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Oldenburg

A surname, carried by 2,944 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oldenburg is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,944 people named Oldenburg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,873 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,915.

#10,819

rank among US surnames

2,944

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #10,163)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,812	Romain	2,946	104,802
#10,815	Kloss	2,945	104,837
#10,819	Oldenburg	2,944	104,873
#10,822	Sanon	2,943	104,908
#10,826	Barillas	2,942	104,944

Who is named Oldenburg

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

95% of people named Oldenburg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Oldenburgs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claes Oldenburg
American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oldenburg

Olden

Oldenburg has the Soundex code O435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O435.

Questions

How common is the surname Oldenburg?: 2,944 people in the United States had the surname Oldenburg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,873 Americans. It ranked 10,819th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oldenburg?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Oldenburg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Oldenburg?: Claes Oldenburg, American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022).
Where is the surname Oldenburg most common?: Wikidata records people named Oldenburg in Sweden.
Is the surname Oldenburg getting more or less common?: More common. 2,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,944 in 2010, up 1.0%.