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

Walberg, 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 Walberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Walberg in America

Walberg is the 23167th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Walberg surname appeared 1,101 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 Walberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Walberg 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 Walberg

The surname Walberg has its origins in Scandinavia, particularly in Sweden and Norway. It is believed to have emerged in the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Old Norse words "vollr" meaning "field" or "meadow" and "berg" meaning "hill" or "mountain". Thus, the name likely referred to someone who lived near a hill or mountain surrounded by fields or meadows.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of Norwegian medieval documents, where a person named Thorstein Walberg is mentioned in a document dated 1389. Another early reference is found in the Swedish Riksarkivet (National Archives), where a man named Erik Walberg is recorded as living in the province of Västmanland in the late 15th century.

The name Walberg has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Hans Walberg, a Swedish Protestant reformer and theologian who lived from 1516 to 1584. He played a significant role in the establishment of the Lutheran Church in Sweden.

In the 18th century, Carl Fredrik Walberg (1756-1835) was a Swedish merchant and shipowner who became one of the wealthiest individuals in the country during his lifetime. His fortune was built through successful trading ventures in the Baltic region.

Another prominent figure was the Norwegian politician and diplomat Johan Henrik Walberg (1799-1876), who served as the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Finance in Norway during the mid-19th century.

In the field of literature, the Swedish author and playwright Gustaf Walberg (1839-1906) is notable for his works depicting rural life in Sweden, including the novel "Frän Venerns strander" (From the Shores of Vänern).

The name Walberg has also been associated with various place names, such as Walberg in the Swedish province of Västmanland and the village of Vålberg in the Norwegian county of Innlandet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Walberg

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

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

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