Explore the Family Name Aase

The meaning of Aase

Norwegian (also Åse) and Swedish (mainly Åse): topographic name from an inflected form of ås ‘ridge’. This is also a common habitational name in Norway, from any of about 30 places called with this word. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sig, Anders, Lars.

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How common is the last name Aase in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aase has experienced a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,263, but fell to 40,909 by 2010, a decrease of roughly 6.92%. The total count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 544 in 2000 to 533 in 2010, marking a 2.02% drop. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Aase per 100,000 people also decreased by 10%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,263	#40,909	-6.92%
Count	544	533	-2.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aase

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Aase saw some changes over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.59% of those with the Aase surname identified as White, and this figure marginally dropped to 95.12% by 2010. During the same period, the percentage of people with the Aase surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled from 0.92% to 1.88%. The proportion identifying as Hispanic also increased from 1.84% in 2000 to 2.44% in 2010. Meanwhile, the data for individuals identifying as 'Two or more races' was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010, while the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.59%	95.12%	-0.49%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.44%	32.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.92%	1.88%	104.35%
Two or More Races	1.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%