Explore the Family Name Hunstad

The meaning of Hunstad

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named. The placename is derived either from Old Norse Hunstad, from the personal name Huni + stathir ‘farmstead, dwelling’, or from Hundstad, formed with the nickname Hundr, literally ‘dog’ + the same second element. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hunstad has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the surname ranked at 58,849 and by 2010, it had slipped to 61,297, representing a change of -4.16%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Hunstad surname increased slightly from 322 in 2000 to 328 in 2010, a growth of 1.86%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a minor decrease from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#61,297	-4.16%
Count	322	328	1.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hunstad

In regards to ethnicity as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the Hunstad surname is predominately associated with individuals identifying as White. In 2000, 97.52% of those with this surname identified as White and this figure declined slightly to 94.51% in 2010. The year 2010 marked the first instances of the Hunstad surname appearing among those identifying as Hispanic or as belonging to two or more races, with the proportions being 1.83% and 2.44% respectively. No connection was found between the Hunstad surname and the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native ethnic identities within the years examined.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	94.51%	-3.09%
Two or More Races	0%	2.44%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%