Explore the Family Name Helgesen

The meaning of Helgesen

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Helge (see Helgeson). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Alf, Oddvar, Thor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Helgesen has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 36,381 and by 2010 it had climbed to 35,057, reflecting an upward change of about 3.64%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 581 to 643 during the same period, marking a 10.67% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,381	#35,057	3.64%
Count	581	643	10.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Helgesen

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity associated with the Helgesen surname is predominantly white, accounting for over 93% of bearers in both 2000 and 2010. There was a marginal decrease in this demographic over the decade, dropping by 0.77%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities increased by 35.51%, albeit still representing a small fraction of all Helgesens. The percentage of those identified as Hispanic saw a modest rise of nearly 24%. Asian/Pacific Islander representation disappeared completely by 2010, after accounting for 1.2% of Helgesens in 2000. Meanwhile, those identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped slightly by approximately 10%. Data for Black ethnicity was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.66%	93.93%	-0.77%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.87%	35.51%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.71%	23.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.38%	1.24%	-10.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%