Explore the Family Name Bjornstad

The meaning of Bjornstad

Norwegian (Bjørnstad): habitational name from a farm named as ‘Bjørn’s farm’ (see Bjorn), of which there are many examples, especially in southeastern Norway. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Carsten, Erik, Fredrik, Peer.

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

According to the data obtained from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bjornstad has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 27,970th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it slipped down to 28,856th place, marking a change of -3.17%. However, the number of people with this surname has actually risen slightly from 807 in 2000 to 824 in 2010, an increase of 2.11%. The proportion per 100,000 also fell slightly, from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.28 ten years later.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,970	#28,856	-3.17%
Count	807	824	2.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bjornstad

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Bjornstad surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, with a small increase from 96.90% in 2000 to 97.33% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black were not represented among holders of the Bjornstad surname in either year. There appears to have been a minor emergence of people with the surname identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not evident in 2000. Meanwhile, representation for American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 1.24% to 0.85% over the decade. The Hispanic identity was represented in 2000 at 0.99%, but no representation was indicated in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.9%	97.33%	0.44%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.24%	0.85%	-31.45%
Two or More Races	0%	0.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0.99%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%