How common is the surname Wahlberg?

1,070 people in the United States had the surname Wahlberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,547 Americans. It ranked 23,675th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wahlberg?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wahlberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wahlberg?

Mark Wahlberg, American actor (born 1971), followed by Donnie Wahlberg.

Where is the surname Wahlberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Wahlberg in the United States.

Is the surname Wahlberg getting more or less common?

More common. 988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,070 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Wahlberg

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,070 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wahlberg is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Wahlberg, from vall (“pasture”) + 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 1,070 people named Wahlberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,547 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 988.

#23,675

rank among US surnames

1,070

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,863)

Who is named Wahlberg

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

95% of people named Wahlberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wahlbergs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Wahlberg
American actor (born 1971)
Donnie Wahlberg
American musician, singer, producer and actor, born 1969
Jeff Wahlberg
American actor, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wahlberg

Wahlberg has the Soundex code W416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W416.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wahlberg come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Wahlberg, from vall (“pasture”) + berg (“mountain”).
How common is the surname Wahlberg?: 1,070 people in the United States had the surname Wahlberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,547 Americans. It ranked 23,675th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wahlberg?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wahlberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wahlberg?: Mark Wahlberg, American actor (born 1971), followed by Donnie Wahlberg.
Where is the surname Wahlberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Wahlberg in the United States.
Is the surname Wahlberg getting more or less common?: More common. 988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,070 in 2010, up 8.3%.