Explore the Family Name Helgerson

The meaning of Helgerson

1. Americanized form of Norwegian Helgesen and Swedish Helgesson (see Helgeson), cognates of 2 below. 2. Americanized form of Swedish Helgersson, a very rare patronymic from the personal name Helger, a variant of Helge (see Helgesen). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nordahl, Ordell.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Helgerson saw a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 23,796th most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 24,201st spot, representing a decrease of 1.7%. Despite this slide in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 992 in 2000 to 1038 in 2010, marking a growth of 4.64%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor reduction of 5.41% over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,796	#24,201	-1.7%
Count	992	1,038	4.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Helgerson

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts for the Helgerson surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage identifying as White slightly decreased from 96.67% to 95.95%. Those reporting two or more races showed a significant increase, growing from 0.81% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010. Interestingly, this surname appeared within the Hispanic community for the first time in 2010, accounting for 1.06% of the total. Conversely, those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000 were no longer represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.67%	95.95%	-0.74%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.83%	125.93%
Hispanic	0%	1.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.21%	0%	0%