Explore the Family Name Johannsen

The meaning of Johannsen

North German and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Johann, German and Danish form of John. Compare Johnson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Carsten, Birgit, Hiltrud, Holger, Nels, Ove, Sven, Thorwald. German Hans, Willi, Arno, Dieter, Fritz, Ingeborg, Johann, Johannes, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Johannsen saw a mild shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Johannsen was ranked 11,601 in terms of surnames, but by 2010, it moved to 11,993, a slight drop of 3.38%. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 2,482 in 2000 to 2,604 in 2010, indicating a growth of 4.92%. This resulted in a small decrease in the proportion per 100k of people from 0.92 to 0.88, a change of -4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,601	#11,993	-3.38%
Count	2,482	2,604	4.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.92	0.88	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Johannsen

In relation to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for the Johannsen surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White slightly decreased from 95.12% to 94.12%, while the representation of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 2.18% to 3.00%. Those identified with two or more races also saw an increase from 1.09% to 1.77%. There was no presence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2000; however, by 2010, these groups represented 0.50% and 0.38% respectively. Lastly, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped significantly from 1.09% to 0.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.12%	94.12%	-1.05%
Hispanic	2.18%	3%	37.61%
Two or More Races	1.09%	1.77%	62.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
Black	0%	0.38%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	0.23%	-78.9%