Explore the Family Name Helstrom

The meaning of Helstrom

1. Swedish (Helström): variant of Hellström (see Hellstrom) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Helström is very rare in Sweden. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Swedish Hällström (see Hallstrom 2).

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

The surname Helstrom has increased in popularity over a decade, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 31,085th and by 2010, it had moved up to the 26,261st position, marking a 15.52% increase in rank. The number of individuals carrying this surname also grew from 706 individuals in 2000 to 930 in 2010, signaling a significant rise of 31.73%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the name Helstrom per 100,000 residents saw an uptick of 23.08% between these two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,085	#26,261	15.52%
Count	706	930	31.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.32	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Helstrom

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Helstrom has shown some changes over the years, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.33% in 2000 to 93.76% in 2010. During that same period, the representation of two or more races within the Helstrom surname group increased by 32.94%, and Hispanic representation rose by 11.62%. Interestingly, in 2010, a small proportion, 0.86%, identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, marking a new ethnic identity associated with the Helstrom surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.33%	93.76%	-1.65%
Hispanic	2.41%	2.69%	11.62%
Two or More Races	1.7%	2.26%	32.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%