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    The surname Rydberg

    A Swedish surname, carried by 1,239 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R316

    Rydberg: #21,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rydberg #21,184, 1,239 people Rydberg: #21,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rydberg #21,184, 1,239 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rydberg is more common than 86.9% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    From Swedish.

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,239 people named Rydberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,164.

    #21,184
    rank among US surnames
    1,239
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.4%
    change since 2000 (was #21,039)

    Who is named Rydberg

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

    95% of people named Rydberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rydberg come from?
    From Swedish.
    How common is the surname Rydberg?
    1,239 people in the United States had the surname Rydberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. It ranked 21,184th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rydberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rydberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Rydberg getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,239 in 2010, up 6.4%.