How common is the surname Westerberg?

1,580 people in the United States had the surname Westerberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. It ranked 17,734th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westerberg?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Westerberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Westerberg?

Paul Westerberg, American musician.

Where is the surname Westerberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Westerberg in the United States.

Is the surname Westerberg getting more or less common?

More common. 1,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,580 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Westerberg

A surname, carried by 1,580 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westerberg is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,580 people named Westerberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,507.

#17,734

rank among US surnames

1,580

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,296)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,726	Fader	1,581	195,285
#17,734	Dorsch	1,580	195,409

Who is named Westerberg

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

95% of people named Westerberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westerbergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Westerberg
American musician, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westerberg

Westerberg has the Soundex code W236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W236.

Questions

How common is the surname Westerberg?: 1,580 people in the United States had the surname Westerberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. It ranked 17,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westerberg?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Westerberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Westerberg?: Paul Westerberg, American musician.
Where is the surname Westerberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Westerberg in the United States.
Is the surname Westerberg getting more or less common?: More common. 1,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,580 in 2010, up 4.8%.