Explore the Family Name Hermansen

The meaning of Hermansen

1. Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Herman. 2. North German: variant of Hermannsen, a patronymic from the personal name Hermann. Compare Hermanson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Alf, Knut. German Hans, Inge, Kurt, Markus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hermansen has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,589 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had slipped to 23,432, reflecting a change of -13.81%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname decreased from 1,196 to 1,085 over the same period, which is a drop of -9.28%. The proportion of individuals named Hermansen per 100k also dropped by -15.91% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,589	#23,432	-13.81%
Count	1,196	1,085	-9.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.37	-15.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hermansen

Regarding ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those with the Hermansen surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of -1.00% over the decade. The presence of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity within this surname group disappeared completely by 2010, while those identifying with two or more races appeared at 1.01%. The Hispanic representation increased by 62.40%, rising from 1.25% to 2.03%. Meanwhile, the fraction of American Indian and Alaskan Natives dropped by -31.34%. There were no individuals who identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	95.94%	-1%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.03%	62.4%
Two or More Races	0%	1.01%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.67%	0.46%	-31.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%