Explore the Family Name Engebretson

The meaning of Engebretson

Americanized form of Norwegian Engebretsen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Arnt, Egil, Juel, Obert, Selmer, Thor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Engebretson has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 12,233rd in popularity and appeared 2,335 times in the census. A decade later, it rose to rank 11,679 with an increase of 4.53 percent, and the count of people with this surname grew by approximately 15 percent to 2,684. The proportion of people named Engebretson per 100,000 also saw a slight increase from 0.87 to 0.91.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,233	#11,679	4.53%
Count	2,335	2,684	14.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.87	0.91	4.6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Engebretson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Engebretson also shifted during the same period as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most significant change was seen in individuals identifying as two or more races which increased by a substantial 126.09 percent, from 0.69 percent in 2000 to 1.56 percent in 2010. There was also a small uptick in those identifying as Hispanic, up by 12.03 percent. However, the majority of those with the surname Engebretson identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.32 percent in 2000 to 95.31 percent in 2010. No individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000 though there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islanders by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.32%	95.31%	-1.05%
Two or More Races	0.69%	1.56%	126.09%
Hispanic	1.33%	1.49%	12.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.82%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.03%	0%	0%