Explore the Family Name Haagensen

The meaning of Haagensen

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Haagen. Compare Haagenson, Hoganson, and Hogenson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Paal, Viktor.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Haagensen has seen a rise in popularity over a decade from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of the name improved significantly from being the 65,668th most popular surname in 2000 to the 62,714th in 2010, marking a positive change of 4.5%. The count of individuals with the Haagensen surname also increased by 13.12% from 282 to 319 during this period. This growth is further emphasized by the increase in its proportion per 100,000 people, which went up from 0.1 to 0.11, indicating a 10% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#62,714	4.5%
Count	282	319	13.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haagensen

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Haagensen, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of individuals with this last name identify as White. In 2000, around 97.87% of Haagensens were White, although this figure slightly decreased to 94.67% in 2010. The data also reveals some diversity among Haagensens over time. While in 2000 none identified as belonging to two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native, by 2010 these categories represented 1.88% and 1.57% of all Haagensens respectively. There was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Black categories for this surname during the observed period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.87%	94.67%	-3.27%
Two or More Races	0%	1.88%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%