Explore the Family Name Jonsson

The meaning of Jonsson

1. Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John. Compare Jonson 2. 2. English: variant of Johnson, although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Jonsson surname's popularity has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,196, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 24,961, marking a change of -12.46%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased over this period, from 1,085 to 996, reflecting an -8.2% change. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this name per 100,000 fell from 0.4 to 0.34, a decline of -15%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,196	#24,961	-12.46%
Count	1,085	996	-8.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.34	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jonsson

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of Jonssons identified as White in both years, although there was a slight reduction from 92.44% to 89.66%. The percentage of Jonssons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander doubled from 0.55% to 1.10%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a remarkable increase of 139.13%, moving from 0.46% to 1.10%. The proportion of Jonssons claiming Hispanic identity grew by 70.90%, rising from 3.23% to 5.52%. Meanwhile, those of Black ethnicity marginally decreased from 1.29% to 1.20%, and the percentage of those claiming two or more races fell notably from 2.03% to 1.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.44%	89.66%	-3.01%
Hispanic	3.23%	5.52%	70.9%
Two or More Races	2.03%	1.41%	-30.54%
Black	1.29%	1.2%	-6.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	1.1%	100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	1.1%	139.13%