Explore the Family Name Hultgren

The meaning of Hultgren

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements hult ‘grove, copse’ + gren ‘branch’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erland, Gunhild, Lars, Lennart, Nils, Sven.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hultgren saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hultgren held the rank of 16,368th most popular surname with 1,620 instances recorded. By 2010, it had slipped to the 17,596th position with a count of 1,597. This represents a 7.5% decrease in rank and a 1.42% decrease in total count. The proportion of people with the Hultgren surname per 100,000 also decreased by 10%, from 0.6 to 0.54.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,368	#17,596	-7.5%
Count	1,620	1,597	-1.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.54	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hultgren

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Hultgren also shifted between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both years, the majority of individuals with the Hultgren surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.91% to 95.99%. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities increased by 13.64%, from 1.54% to 1.75%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic increased from 0.86% to 1.25%, a 45.35% change. Lastly, there was a notable increase among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, up 61.29% from 0.31% to 0.50%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	95.99%	-0.95%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.75%	13.64%
Hispanic	0.86%	1.25%	45.35%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.31%	0.5%	61.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%