Explore the Family Name Bandstra

The meaning of Bandstra

West Frisian: habitational name composed with Band 4 + the suffix -stra from Old Frisian sittera ‘inhabitant of’. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Wouter.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bandstra experienced a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bandstra was ranked as the 54,385th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 49,824th position, marking an 8.39% change in ranking. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname also witnessed an upward trend. The number of people named Bandstra rose from 355 in 2000 to 421 in 2010, indicating an 18.59% increase. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people marginally increased from 0.13 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,385	#49,824	8.39%
Count	355	421	18.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bandstra

Shifting focus to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bandstra, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as white. In 2000, 98.59% of individuals with the surname identified as white, though this proportion slightly decreased to 97.15% by 2010. The data for 2010 also shows a new development: a small percentage (1.66%) of individuals with the surname Bandstra identifying with two or more races. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.59%	97.15%	-1.46%
Two or More Races	0%	1.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%