Explore the Family Name Hakanson

The meaning of Hakanson

Americanized form of Swedish Håkansson (rarely Håkanson): patronymic from the personal name Håkan, the Swedish variant of Haagen. Compare Hoganson, Hogenson, Hokanson, and Hokenson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Thor, Alf, Erik, Nils, Sten.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hakanson has seen slight fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 34,114th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen slightly to 33,990th, indicating a rise in popularity of 0.36 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 629 in 2000 to 669 in 2010, an increase of 6.36 percent. However, the proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.23 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,114	#33,990	0.36%
Count	629	669	6.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hakanson

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hakanson saw some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, approximately 97.93 percent of those with the surname identified as White, but this figure dropped slightly to 96.11 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with this surname saw a significant increase, going from 1.43 percent in 2000 to 2.24 percent in 2010, a change of 56.64 percent. Additionally, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, where there were none in 2000. No individuals with the Hakanson surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	96.11%	-1.86%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.24%	56.64%
Two or More Races	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%