Explore the Family Name Hildahl

The meaning of Hildahl

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of dahl ‘valley’ and an unidentified first element. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name in the Hardanger region, an unknown first element + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Selmer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hildahl has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity over time. In 2000, it was ranked as the 64,934th most popular surname and increased to the 67,747th position by 2010, showing a decrease in rank by 4.33%. Despite the drop in rank, the count of people with the Hildahl surname marginally increased from 286 in 2000 to 291 in 2010, an increase of 1.75%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by 9.09% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#67,747	-4.33%
Count	286	291	1.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hildahl

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Hildahl surname identify as White, accounting for 95.80% in 2000 which slightly increased to 96.22% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.45% to 1.72%, marking a decrease of 29.80%. The data also shows an emergence of Hispanic ethnicity within this surname group, moving from 0% in 2000 to 1.72% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities associated with the Hildahl surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	96.22%	0.44%
Two or More Races	2.45%	1.72%	-29.8%
Hispanic	0%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%