Explore the Family Name Husby

The meaning of Husby

Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named, especially in central Norway (see Huseby). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Thor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Husby saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, falling from rank 27,669 to 28,587, a change of -3.32%. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of people with the Husby surname increased from 819 to 834, indicating growth of 1.83%. The proportion of individuals with the Husby surname per 100,000 also decreased by -6.67%, moving from 0.3 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,669	#28,587	-3.32%
Count	819	834	1.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Husby

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Husby surname identify as White, increasing from 93.28% to 94.36% between 2000 and 2010. There was a substantial increase of 18.03% in those identifying as Hispanic, although this still makes up a small percentage of the total at 1.44% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black decreased significantly by -26.23%, going from 2.44% in 2000 to 1.80% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010 there was a small percentage (1.08%) identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.28%	94.36%	1.16%
Black	2.44%	1.8%	-26.23%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.44%	18.03%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.59%	0%	0%