Explore the Family Name Elstad

The meaning of Elstad

Norwegian: habitational name from any of the six farmsteads so named, from an Old Norse personal name (Eldfríthr (female), Eilífr (male), or Elfr (female)) + stad (from Old Norse stathr ‘farmstead, dwelling’). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Helmer.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Elstad's popularity in the United States, as per data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Elstad was ranked 47,120th on the list of most popular surnames, but by 2010 it had fallen to a rank of 49,365, reflecting a decline of 4.76%. However, the actual count of people with this surname marginally increased from 424 in 2000 to 426 in 2010, an increment of 0.47%. The proportion of the name Elstad per 100,000 population also experienced a decrease of 12.5%, going down from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#49,365	-4.76%
Count	424	426	0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elstad

Concerning the distribution of ethnic identity among individuals bearing the Elstad surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that White ethnicity dominates considerably. In 2000, about 96.70% of those with the Elstad surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 96.24% in 2010, a change of -0.48%. A small portion (1.18%) identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Elstad surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	96.24%	-0.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%