Explore the Family Name Bengtsson

The meaning of Bengtsson

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Bengt, Swedish form of Benedict. Compare Bankston, Benson, and Bentson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Erik, Gunnel, Kerstin, Lars, Per, Sven. German Hans, Ulrika.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bengtsson increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 71,808th in prevalence, jumping to 70,645th by 2010—a rise of 1.62%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew during this decade, from 253 to 277, marking a 9.49% increase. Despite these changes, the proportion of people named Bengtsson per 100,000 remained stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,808	#70,645	1.62%
Count	253	277	9.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bengtsson

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts within the Bengtsson surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority in both years, though their proportion slightly declined from 92.89% to 92.78%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped significantly, from 2.37% to none reported in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of those with two or more ethnic identities fell by 8.44%, and that of Hispanic ancestry decreased by 8.59%. Interestingly, Black representation emerged in 2010, constituting 1.81% of the Bengtssons, while no American Indian and Alaskan Native identification was reported in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.89%	92.78%	-0.12%
Two or More Races	2.37%	2.17%	-8.44%
Hispanic	1.98%	1.81%	-8.59%
Black	0%	1.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.37%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%