Explore the Family Name Anfinson

The meaning of Anfinson

Americanized form of Norwegian Anfinsen or Anfinnsen: patronymic from the personal name Anfin(n), from Old Norse Arnfinnr, composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + Finnr ‘Finn, Saami’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Anfinson saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,876th most popular surname in the United States, and by 2010, it had slipped to the 34,495th spot, reflecting a change of -1.83%. However, the actual count of people with this surname slightly increased from 634 in 2000 to 656 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 3.47%. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.33%, moving from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#34,495	-1.83%
Count	634	656	3.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anfinson

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Anfinson surname identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.79% identified as White, but that number decreased slightly to 96.19% in 2010. A small percentage of those with this surname reported having two or more ethnicities, which rose from 0.79% in 2000 to 0.91% in 2010. A new development in the 2010 census was the appearance of a Hispanic presence within the Anfinson surname bearers, at 1.83%, where no such identification was recorded in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	96.19%	-1.64%
Hispanic	0%	1.83%	0%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0.91%	15.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%