Explore the Family Name Hustad

The meaning of Hustad

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads, notably in Møre and Trøndelag, named in Old Norse either as Húsastathir (from hús ‘house’ + stathir ‘farmstead, dwelling’) or as Hústathr ‘(house)lot, site’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sig.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hustad has seen a slight decrease in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Hustad ranked 30,900 in terms of popularity but fell to the 34,618th position in 2010, showing a decline of 12.03%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 711 to 653 during this same period, marking an 8.16% decrease. The proportion of people named Hustad per 100k also fell by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,900	#34,618	-12.03%
Count	711	653	-8.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.22	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hustad

The ethnicity associated with the surname Hustad remained largely consistent from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 97.47% in 2000 and 97.09% in 2010, a minimal decrease of 0.39%. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic saw a minor increase from 1.41% in 2000 to 1.53% in 2010. Notably, in 2010, a small proportion (0.77%) of Hustads identified as belonging to two or more races. No individuals with the Hustad surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	97.09%	-0.39%
Hispanic	1.41%	1.53%	8.51%
Two or More Races	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%