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    The surname Osterberg

    A surname, carried by 1,527 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O236

    Osterberg: #18,218 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Osterberg #18,218, 1,527 people Osterberg: #18,218 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Osterberg #18,218, 1,527 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Osterberg is more common than 88.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,527 people named Osterberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,523.

    #18,218
    rank among US surnames
    1,527
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #17,165)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,218Corker1,527202,191
    #18,227Bise1,526202,323

    Who is named Osterberg

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

    95% of people named Osterberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Osterbergs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Iggy Pop
      American musician (born 1947)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Osterberg

    Osterberg has the Soundex code O236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O236.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Osterberg?
    1,527 people in the United States had the surname Osterberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. It ranked 18,218th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Osterberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Osterberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Osterberg?
    Iggy Pop, American musician (born 1947).
    Where is the surname Osterberg most common?
    Wikidata records people named Osterberg in the United States.
    Is the surname Osterberg getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,527 in 2010, up 0.3%.