Find out how popular the last name Eckberg is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eckberg.

Eckberg, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eckberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eckberg in America

Eckberg is the 32396th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eckberg surname appeared 710 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eckberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eckberg to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eckberg

The surname Eckberg has its roots in the German and Scandinavian languages, with origins dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a prominent ridge or corner of land.

The name is derived from the Old High German word "ecka," meaning a corner or ridge, combined with the word "berg," which translates to mountain or hill. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the Eckberg surname likely resided in areas with distinct geographical features like ridges or mountainous regions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eckberg can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a medieval collection of documents from the Kingdom of Saxony, where a individual named Henricus Eckberg is mentioned in a charter dated 1286.

In Sweden, the name Eckberg has been in use since at least the 16th century, with records showing an Olof Eckberg from Västergötland province in the late 1500s. The Swedish variant of the name is often spelled "Ekberg," reflecting the local pronunciation and orthographic conventions.

Notable individuals with the surname Eckberg include Hans Eckberg (1588-1653), a German composer and organist from Mühlhausen, and Carl Gustaf Eckberg (1763-1838), a Swedish politician and jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden.

Other prominent bearers of the name include Johan Eckberg (1782-1846), a Swedish mathematician and astronomer, and Gustaf Eckberg (1812-1875), a Swedish landscape painter known for his depictions of Swedish nature and rural scenes.

In the United States, the Eckberg surname can be traced back to the late 18th century, with arrivals from Germany, Sweden, and other parts of Scandinavia. One notable American with this surname was Carl Eckberg (1916-2004), a businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Eckberg family foundation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eckberg

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eckberg.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eckberg was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eckberg has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eckberg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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