Explore the Family Name Holgerson

The meaning of Holgerson

1. Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Holgersson: patronymic from the personal name Holger, from Old Swedish and Danish Holmger, composed of the elements holm ‘islet’ + -gēr ‘spear’. 2. Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Holgersen, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Olle, Britt, Erik, Klas, Nils.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Holgerson has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 48,963rd most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 52,736th place, representing a decrease of around 7.71%. The total count of individuals bearing the surname also fell slightly from 404 in 2000 to 393 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Holgerson per 100k individuals in the U.S. population decreased by 13.33% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,963	#52,736	-7.71%
Count	404	393	-2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holgerson

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Holgerson surname, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was little change between 2000 and 2010. A large majority, over 95%, identified as White in both years, with a small decline of 0.39% over the decade. The Hispanic representation among those bearing the Holgerson surname increased slightly, from 2.72% in 2000 to 2.80% in 2010. The census did not record any individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	95.17%	-0.39%
Hispanic	2.72%	2.8%	2.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%