Explore the Family Name Axelson

The meaning of Axelson

1. Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Axelsson: patronymic from the personal name Axel. 2. Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Axelsen, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Nils, Erik, Hilma, Lennart, Nels, Olle.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Axelson saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Axelson was ranked 16,694 in terms of popularity and had a count of 1,578. By 2010, it dropped to rank 17,764 with a count of 1,577, indicating a minor shift in its popularity. The proportion per 100k also fell from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.53 in 2010, marking a decrease of around 8.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,694	#17,764	-6.41%
Count	1,578	1,577	-0.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.53	-8.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Axelson

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Axelson, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, those identifying as White made up the majority at 97.15%, which slightly decreased to 95.5% by 2010. Those claiming Two or more races rose from 0.63% to 1.52% in the same period. There was a small increase among persons who identify as Hispanic, from 1.01% to 1.27%. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities in 2000, but by 2010, these categories accounted for 0.7% and 0.57% respectively. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also saw a slight decrease from 0.51% to 0.44%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.15%	95.5%	-1.7%
Two or More Races	0.63%	1.52%	141.27%
Hispanic	1.01%	1.27%	25.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.44%	-13.73%