Explore the Family Name Bjornson

The meaning of Bjornson

1. Americanized form of Swedish Björnsson or its rare variant Björnson: patronymic from the personal name Björn (see Bjorn). 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Bjørnsen, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Erik, Sig, Arni, Berger, Birgit, Lars, Ove, Selmer, Thor.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bjornson saw a minor decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,456th most popular surname in the U.S., dropping slightly to 21,371st position in 2010, marking a decrease of 4.47%. The number of people bearing the surname, however, increased marginally from 1,206 to 1,225 within the same period, indicating a 1.58% growth. However, when viewed per 100,000 people, the proportion decreased by 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,456	#21,371	-4.47%
Count	1,206	1,225	1.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.42	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bjornson

With regard to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the overwhelming majority (96.41% in 2010, down from 96.85% in 2000) of individuals with the Bjornson surname identified as White. A small percentage identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.75% in 2000 to 0.90% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities dropped from 1.24% to 1.06% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.08% to 1.47%. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	96.41%	-0.45%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.47%	36.11%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.06%	-14.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.9%	20%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%