Explore the Family Name Hegstrom

The meaning of Hegstrom

Swedish (Hegström): variant of Häggström (see Haggstrom) and Hägström (see Hagstrom 2) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of these. The surname Hegström is very rare in Sweden. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik.

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

The Hegstrom surname has seen a decrease in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 41,382 in terms of commonality with a count of 496 individuals. However, by 2010, it had slipped to the rank of 52,619 and the count of individuals bearing this name dropped to 394. This represents a decline of 27.15 percent in rank and 20.56 percent in count. The proportion of people named Hegstrom per 100,000 also dropped by 27.78 percent from 0.18 to 0.13 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,382	#52,619	-27.15%
Count	496	394	-20.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.13	-27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hegstrom

Ethnically, the majority of Hegstroms identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 92.54 percent of Hegstroms self-identified as White, but this percentage decreased by 4.01 percent to 88.83 percent in 2010. Despite representing a small overall percentage, the most significant change was seen in those identifying as two or more races which increased by 235.54 percent from 1.21 percent in 2000 to 4.06 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 63.37 percent, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category experienced a decrease of 24.32 percent. No Hegstroms reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.54%	88.83%	-4.01%
Two or More Races	1.21%	4.06%	235.54%
Hispanic	2.02%	3.3%	63.37%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.03%	3.05%	-24.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%