Explore the Family Name Caspersen

The meaning of Caspersen

Danish, Norwegian, and North German (Holstein): patronymic from the personal name Casper. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Danish and Norwegian variant Kaspersen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Gunhild, Juel, Lennart, Thor.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Caspersen saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Caspersen was ranked 51,458 and by 2010, it had fallen to rank 58,604, marking a 13.89% change in its popularity. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 380 in 2000 to 346 in 2010, a change of -8.95%. The proportion of people with the Caspersen name per 100,000 also fell by 14.29% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#58,604	-13.89%
Count	380	346	-8.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caspersen

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010 for individuals with the Caspersen surname. In 2000, 96.05% identified as White, but this number dropped to 91.91% in 2010, a change of -4.31%. During the same period, there was an increase in those identifying as having two or more races, from 0% to 1.73%, and as Hispanic, from 0% to 2.89%. The percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also rose from 1.32% to 2.31%, indicating a 75% increase. There were no individuals with the Caspersen surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.05%	91.91%	-4.31%
Hispanic	0%	2.89%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.32%	2.31%	75%
Two or More Races	0%	1.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%