How common is the surname Westberg?

2,183 people in the United States had the surname Westberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,432 Americans. It ranked 13,845th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westberg?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Westberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Westberg?

Quentin Westberg, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Westberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Westberg in the United States.

Is the surname Westberg getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,183 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Westberg

A surname, carried by 2,183 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W231

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westberg is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,183 people named Westberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,432 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,201.

#13,845

rank among US surnames

2,183

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,829)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,843	Gardener	2,184	141,367
#13,845	Westberg	2,183	141,432
#13,850	Winer	2,182	141,497

Who is named Westberg

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

96% of people named Westberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westbergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Quentin Westberg
American soccer player, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westberg

Westberg has the Soundex code W231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W231.

Questions

How common is the surname Westberg?: 2,183 people in the United States had the surname Westberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,432 Americans. It ranked 13,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westberg?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Westberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Westberg?: Quentin Westberg, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Westberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Westberg in the United States.
Is the surname Westberg getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,183 in 2010, down 0.8%.