Explore the Family Name Augustson

The meaning of Augustson

1. Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Augustsson: patronymic from the personal name August. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Augustsen, a rare cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Augustson has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank fell from 51,680 in 2000 to 57,101 in 2010, marking a decrease of 10.49%. This was reflected in the count of individuals with the Augustson surname, which dropped from 378 in 2000 to 357 in 2010, a reduction of 5.56%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Augustson per 100,000 decreased by 14.29%, going from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,680	#57,101	-10.49%
Count	378	357	-5.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Augustson

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Augustson, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is overwhelmingly linked to white ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, 95.24% of those with the last name Augustson were identified as white, with no change over the decade. The proportion of those reporting two or more ethnic identities rose from 1.85% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010, an increase of 36.22%. Those of Hispanic ethnicity reduced from 2.65% to 1.40%, a significant reduction of 47.17%. There was no recorded representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities among those with the Augustson surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.24%	95.24%	0%
Two or More Races	1.85%	2.52%	36.22%
Hispanic	2.65%	1.4%	-47.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%