Explore the Family Name Asplund

The meaning of Asplund

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements asp ‘aspen’ + lund ‘grove’. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms named Asplund, of the same derivation as 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Britt, Elof, Lennart.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Asplund has seen a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,004 in popularity, dropping slightly to 21,811 in 2010, a decrease of 3.84%. The actual count of people with the surname increased from 1,166 to 1,192 over the decade, indicating a growth of 2.23%. However, the proportion of individuals named Asplund per 100,000 people declined by nearly 7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,004	#21,811	-3.84%
Count	1,166	1,192	2.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.4	-6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Asplund

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Asplund, again using the Decennial U.S. Census data, several shifts occurred between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group identifying with this surname remained those identifying as White, though this percentage decreased from 97.17% to 95.30%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with this surname saw significant growth, up 163.95% to 2.27%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased, while the percentage for people identifying with two or more races dropped slightly. Additionally, in 2010, small percentages of individuals identified as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, categories that were not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.17%	95.3%	-1.92%
Hispanic	0.86%	2.27%	163.95%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.84%	-10.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.76%	26.67%
Black	0%	0.42%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.42%	0%