How common is the surname Stenberg?

2,637 people in the United States had the surname Stenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,082 Americans. It ranked 11,874th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stenberg?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stenberg?

Amandla Stenberg, American actress.

Where is the surname Stenberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Stenberg in the United States.

Is the surname Stenberg getting more or less common?

More common. 2,550 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,637 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Stenberg

A Swedish surname, carried by 2,637 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S351

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stenberg is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Stenberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements sten (“stone”) and berg (“mountain”).

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 2,637 people named Stenberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,082 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,550.

#11,874

rank among US surnames

2,637

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,352)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,865	Kopec	2,639	116,993
#11,870	Douthit	2,638	117,038
#11,874	Bousquet	2,637	117,082
#11,877	Gove	2,636	117,127
#11,882	Erikson	2,635	117,171

Who is named Stenberg

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

94% of people named Stenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stenbergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amandla Stenberg
American actress, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stenberg

Stenberg has the Soundex code S351, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S351.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stenberg come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Stenberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements sten (“stone”) and berg (“mountain”).
How common is the surname Stenberg?: 2,637 people in the United States had the surname Stenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,082 Americans. It ranked 11,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stenberg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stenberg?: Amandla Stenberg, American actress.
Where is the surname Stenberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Stenberg in the United States.
Is the surname Stenberg getting more or less common?: More common. 2,550 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,637 in 2010, up 3.4%.