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

Ortberg, 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 Ortberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortberg in America

Ortberg is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortberg surname appeared 150 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 Ortberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ortberg 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 Ortberg

The surname ORTBERG is of German origin, originating from the medieval period in the 13th century. The name is derived from the Old German words "ort" meaning "a place" and "berg" meaning "mountain" or "hill". It is believed that the name initially referred to a person who lived near a particular mountain or hill.

The earliest recorded instances of the ORTBERG name can be traced back to the regions of Bavaria and Saxony in Germany. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name were Johann Ortberg, a landowner in the village of Rothenburg in 1327, and Hans Ortberg, a merchant in the city of Nuremberg in 1402.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the ORTBERG name gained prominence in various parts of Germany. Notable individuals from this period include Matthias Ortberg (1535-1609), a Protestant theologian and author of several religious texts, and Anna Ortberg (1580-1647), a skilled weaver and founder of a successful textile business in the city of Leipzig.

As the ORTBERG family spread across Europe, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Ortbergh, Ortberger, and Ortbergen. In the 18th century, Johannes Ortberg (1712-1798) was a respected architect who designed several churches and public buildings in the city of Frankfurt.

The 19th century saw the ORTBERG name appear in historical records beyond Germany. Carl Ortberg (1823-1887), a German-born explorer, was one of the first Europeans to document the culture and customs of indigenous tribes in the Amazon rainforest of South America.

Other notable bearers of the ORTBERG surname include Hans Ortberg (1865-1932), a German industrialist and founder of the Ortberg Manufacturing Company, and Elise Ortberg (1892-1976), a pioneering female scientist who made significant contributions to the field of molecular biology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortberg

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

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 Ortberg 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 Ortberg 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 Ortberg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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