Explore the Family Name Jarvinen

The meaning of Jarvinen

Finnish (Järvinen): ornamental name from järvi ‘lake’ (compare Jarvi) + the surname suffix -nen, adopted during the national awakening of the late 19th century by Finns without surnames in southern and central Finland (compare Virtanen). Compare also Lake. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Tauno, Aarne, Eino, Juha, Markku, Pekka, Seppo, Urho, Vilho, Wilho.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jarvinen has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, dropping from rank 58,257 to 59,324, a change of -1.83%. However, the overall number of people with this surname increased slightly during the same period, from 326 in 2000 to 341 in 2010, indicating a 4.6% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.12, showing that this name's prevalence in the population is consistent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#59,324	-1.83%
Count	326	341	4.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jarvinen

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Jarvinen, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some minor shifts over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 1.53% to 1.76%, an increase of 15.03%. Interestingly, individuals reporting two or more races appeared in the 2010 census, making up 2.64% of the Jarvinen population, whereas there were none in 2000. Those claiming a White ethnic identity decreased slightly from 96.01% to 93.55%, a reduction of 2.56%. No Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native representation was reported in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	93.55%	-2.56%
Two or More Races	0%	2.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.53%	1.76%	15.03%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%