How common is the surname Ramberg?

756 people in the United States had the surname Ramberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 408,394 Americans. It ranked 30,799th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ramberg?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ramberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ramberg?

Hermann von Ramberg, Austrian politician (1820-1899).

Where is the surname Ramberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Ramberg in the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Ramberg getting more or less common?

Less common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 756 in 2010, down 21%.

The surname Ramberg

A Norwegian surname, carried by 756 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramberg is more common than 81% of them.

Origin

Norwegian origin

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Ramberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ram (“frame”) and berg (“mountain”).

One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 756 people named Ramberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 408,394 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 961.

#30,799

rank among US surnames

756

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-21.3%

change since 2000 (was #24,406)

Who is named Ramberg

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

95% of people named Ramberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
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 Rambergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hermann von Ramberg
Austrian politician (1820-1899)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ramberg

Ramberg has the Soundex code R516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R516.

Other Norwegian surnames

All 31 Norwegian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ramberg come from?: Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Ramberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ram (“frame”) and berg (“mountain”).
How common is the surname Ramberg?: 756 people in the United States had the surname Ramberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 408,394 Americans. It ranked 30,799th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramberg?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ramberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ramberg?: Hermann von Ramberg, Austrian politician (1820-1899).
Where is the surname Ramberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Ramberg in the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Ramberg getting more or less common?: Less common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 756 in 2010, down 21%.