Explore the Family Name Fernstrom

The meaning of Fernstrom

Swedish (Fernström): ornamental name composed of the elements fern, probably from placenames containing fär(n) (e.g. from färne ‘water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile’) + ström ‘stream, river’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fernstrom has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Fernstrom was ranked as the 61,713th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen in rank to 60,636 - an increase of 1.75%. This increase in popularity is also reflected in the total count of people with the surname, which grew from 304 individuals in 2000 to 332 in 2010, marking a 9.21% increase. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.11 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,713	#60,636	1.75%
Count	304	332	9.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fernstrom

The ethnicity associated with the surname Fernstrom, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen some shifts over a decade. In both 2000 and 2010, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as white, although there was a small decrease from 98.36% in 2000 to 95.18% in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the Fernstrom surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there were increases in the number of Fernstroms who identified as Hispanic (from 0 to 3.01%) and Black (from 0 to 1.81%) over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.36%	95.18%	-3.23%
Hispanic	0%	3.01%	0%
Black	0%	1.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%