Explore the Family Name Bergstedt

The meaning of Bergstedt

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements berg ‘mountain, hill’ + stedt ‘place, homestead’, the latter borrowed from Low German. 2. North German: habitational name from Bergstedt, part of Hamburg. This surname is also found in South Africa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bergstedt has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 35,003 to 35,912. This represents a change of -2.6%. However, despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals carrying the surname actually saw an increase, growing from 610 in 2000 to 625 in 2010, which is a 2.46% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people slightly dropped by 8.7%, going from 0.23 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#35,912	-2.6%
Count	610	625	2.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bergstedt

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting trends for those with the surname Bergstedt. In 2000, the majority of individuals were White, accounting for 95.90%, a figure that slightly decreased to 94.56% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.98% to 1.12%. There was a significant rise among those identifying with two or more races, increasing by 62.16% from 1.48% to 2.40%. The Hispanic population also saw an increase, going from 0.82% to 1.44%, a 75.61% change. Please note that due to privacy protection measures, data regarding Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities was suppressed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	94.56%	-1.4%
Two or More Races	1.48%	2.4%	62.16%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.44%	75.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	1.12%	14.29%
Black	0.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%