Explore the Family Name Haraldson

The meaning of Haraldson

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Haraldsson: patronymic from the personal name Harald, Old Norse Haraldr (see Harold). This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian cognate Haraldsen. Compare Haralson, Haroldsen, Haroldson, and Harrelson.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Haraldson has seen a slight decrease in the US between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 56,392nd in terms of popularity, while by 2010, it dropped to 57,101st, indicating a change of -1.26%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 339 to 357 over the same period, marking a rise of 5.31%. The proportion per 100,000 people with this last name also saw a slight decline of -7.69% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#57,101	-1.26%
Count	339	357	5.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haraldson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Haraldson also underwent a slight shift over the ten-year span. The data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a 3.32% decrease in this group from 2000 to 2010, going from 97.64% to 94.4%. During the same period, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 52.38%, jumping from 1.47% to 2.24%. Additionally, a new group emerged in 2010, with 2.24% identifying as Black. The other categories, including Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, had no reported changes.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.64%	94.4%	-3.32%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.24%	52.38%
Black	0%	2.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%