Explore the Family Name Gustafsson

The meaning of Gustafsson

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Gustaf, a variant of Gustav (see Gustavsson). Compare Gustafson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Per, Erik, Mats, Anders, Bjorn, Lennart, Niklas, Nils, Ragner, Sig. German Hans, Ulrika.

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

The surname Gustafsson has experienced an increase in popularity in the United States according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname ranked 57,544 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had improved its rank to 55,619, a change of 3.35%. The actual count of people with the Gustafsson surname also increased from 331 in 2000 to 369 in 2010, indicating a growth of 11.48%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Gustafsson per 100,000 people in the U.S. population rose from 0.12 to 0.13 between these years, demonstrating an 8.33% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#55,619	3.35%
Count	331	369	11.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gustafsson

In regards to the ethnic identity associated with the Gustafsson surname, the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this last name identify as White (92.41% in 2010, down from 96.68% in 2000), there are also those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, each constituting 1.63% of the Gustafssons in 2010. Additionally, 3.52% identified as belonging to two or more races that same year. The surname saw no change in those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	92.41%	-4.42%
Two or More Races	0%	3.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.63%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.63%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%