Explore the Family Name Engebretsen

The meaning of Engebretsen

Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Engebret, from German Engelbrecht. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Espen, Jorgen, Nels.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Engebretsen has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Engebretsen was ranked 48,196th in popularity, but it fell to 73,911th by 2010, marking a decline of 53.36%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 412 in 2000 to 262 in 2010, a drop of 36.41%. Consequently, the proportion of Engebretsens per 100,000 people also dropped by 40%, from 0.15 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,196	#73,911	-53.36%
Count	412	262	-36.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.09	-40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Engebretsen

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Engebretsen surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as Engebretsen were white, accounting for 94.17% in 2000 and 92.75% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 1.51%. The number of Engebretsens identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 89.26%, from 1.21% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010. Additionally, those reporting their ethnicity as American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010 at 2.29%, whereas they weren't present in 2000. The percentage of Engebretsens identifying with two or more races increased slightly from 2.43% to 2.67%. No Engebretsens identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.17%	92.75%	-1.51%
Two or More Races	2.43%	2.67%	9.88%
Hispanic	1.21%	2.29%	89.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%