How common is the surname Sperber?

1,694 people in the United States had the surname Sperber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,258 Americans. It ranked 16,848th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sperber?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Sperber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sperber?

Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (1958–2005), followed by Manès Sperber.

Where is the surname Sperber most common?

Wikidata records people named Sperber in the United States and Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Sperber getting more or less common?

More common. 1,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,694 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Sperber

A surname, carried by 1,694 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S161

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sperber is more common than 89.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,694 people named Sperber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,258 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,650.

#16,848

rank among US surnames

1,694

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,119)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,839	Sowinski	1,695	182,151
#16,848	Stoehr	1,694	182,258
#16,856	Loiacono	1,693	182,366

Who is named Sperber

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

97% of people named Sperber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.7%
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 Sperbers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Manès Sperber
Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist (1905–1984)

Notable Sperbers come mostly from the United States (1) and Austria–Hungary (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Sperber?: 1,694 people in the United States had the surname Sperber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,258 Americans. It ranked 16,848th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sperber?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Sperber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sperber?: Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (1958–2005), followed by Manès Sperber.
Where is the surname Sperber most common?: Wikidata records people named Sperber in the United States and Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Sperber getting more or less common?: More common. 1,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,694 in 2010, up 2.7%.