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

Westberg, 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 Westberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Westberg in America

Westberg is the 13845th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Westberg surname appeared 2,183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Westberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Westberg 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 Westberg

The surname Westberg is of Swedish origin and dates back to the 17th century. It is derived from the Swedish words "väst" meaning "west" and "berg" meaning "mountain" or "hill". The name likely originated in the western regions of Sweden where the terrain is mountainous or hilly.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Westberg can be found in the parish records of Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden, where a man named Lars Westberg was born in 1685. Variations of the spelling include Westbergh and Westbärg.

In the late 18th century, a prominent Swedish military officer named Carl Johan Westberg (1766-1825) served in the Swedish Army and rose to the rank of major general. He fought in the Finnish War of 1808-1809 against Russia.

Another notable figure with the surname Westberg was the Swedish writer and journalist Gunnar Westberg (1899-1988), who was born in Stockholm. He wrote several novels and plays, and was known for his satirical works criticizing Swedish society.

In the field of science, the Swedish chemist Gustaf Westberg (1870-1935) made significant contributions to the study of organic compounds and their reactions. He worked as a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

The surname Westberg also has a presence in the United States, where it was likely brought by Swedish immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One prominent American with this surname was the Lutheran minister and author Conrad Emil Lindberg Westberg (1880-1966), who served as the secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod from 1918 to 1935.

Throughout its history, the surname Westberg has maintained a strong connection to its Swedish roots and the geographical reference to the western mountainous regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Westberg

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

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

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