Explore the Family Name Frydenlund

The meaning of Frydenlund

Norwegian: either an ornamental name or a more recent habitational name from a place in southeast Norway from fryd ‘delight, joy’ + lund ‘grove’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Frydenlund has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Frydenlund was ranked as the 62,961st most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 59,171st position, an increase of approximately 6.02%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 297 in 2000 to 342 in 2010, showing a positive change of 15.15%. Accordingly, the proportion of people with the surname Frydenlund per 100,000 residents modestly grew from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010, marking an increase of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#59,171	6.02%
Count	297	342	15.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frydenlund

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Frydenlund, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, 98.32% of Frydenlunds identified as White, but by 2010, this number slightly decreased to 95.32%, a change of -3.05%. During the same period, there was an emergence of individuals of Hispanic ethnicity who carry the surname, increasing from 0.00% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. However, the numbers for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained unchanged, with no individuals identifying as such in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.32%	95.32%	-3.05%
Hispanic	0%	2.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%