Oberlin is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Oberlin
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Name worn in Alsace. It is a variant of Aberlin, diminutive of the first name Albrecht (also met in the forms Obrecht, Olbrecht), which corresponds to Albert. Other forms: Oberle Oberli.

How popular is Oberlin?

Oberlin is common in United States.

Oberlin is ranked 112477 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Oberlin bearers increased by 1.452644 per cent in 2010 US census to 1746 since 2000, the surname slipped by 872 spots and ranked at 16462. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.25 96.69
Hispanic or Latino 2.12 1.51
Others 1.32 1.16
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0
Black 0.34 0.52
Oberlin is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Switzerland. Around 3619 people have been found who wears Oberlin as their family name. Oberlin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
527,030 Indonesia7
32,086 Mexico3
5,671 Guatemala2
25,746 Finland1
62,864 New Zealand1
13,606 Senegal1
169,904 Brazil1
91,024 Belgium1
279,271 Australia1
19,533 Uruguay1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
11,831 Tajikistan1
613 Central African Republic1
2,935 Madagascar1
12,745 Luxembourg1
153,416 Italy1
49,101 Denmark1
12,741 Ecuador1
9,591 Panama1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,335 Canada73
Countries with hundreds of Oberlin:
11,410 France808
43,536 Germany235
19,436 Tanzania219
28,748 Argentina179
7,758 Switzerland153
Countries with thousands of Oberlin:
17,197 United States1,916
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Oberlin
Oberlin is an Alsatian name, represents a variant of eberlin, personal name of Germanic origin, diminutive eber boar.

Oberlin Namesakes

  • Dimitri Oberlin, Soccer player
  • Loriann Oberlin, Writer
  • Raina Oberlin, Film producer
  • Hanns Oberlindober, Politician

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