Explore the Family Name Arvidson

The meaning of Arvidson

1. Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Arvidsson: patronymic from the personal name Arvid, composed of Old Norse arn ‘eagle’ + víthr ‘wood’. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Arvidsen, a rare cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Britt, Erik, Lars, Nordahl, Ove.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Arvidson showed a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 17,627th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had dropped to the 18,729th position, a change of -6.25%. The count of people with this surname also decreased marginally from 1,468 in 2000 to 1,466 in 2010, representing a tiny change of -0.14%. The proportion per 100k people likewise decreased by -7.41% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,627	#18,729	-6.25%
Count	1,468	1,466	-0.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.5	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arvidson

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Arvidson as per the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals identify as White, with 95.84% in 2000 and 95.57% in 2010, showing a marginal decrease of -0.28%. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic both saw a decrease over the decade, with -6.86% and -7.07% respectively. The category of two or more races saw an increase of 46.07%, jumping from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	95.57%	-0.28%
Hispanic	1.84%	1.71%	-7.07%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.3%	46.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.02%	0.95%	-6.86%
Black	0.41%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%