Explore the Family Name Julson

The meaning of Julson

1. Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Julsen: patronymic from the personal name Jul, which is possibly derived from Old Norse Gyrthr of uncertain origin, but is also associated with jul ‘Christmas’ (see Juhl). 2. English: patronymic from a short form of Julian.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Julson has seen a decline over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 31,884 in terms of popularity and this number dropped to 37,029 by 2010, indicating a change of -16.14%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 684 in 2000 to 603 in 2010, marking an 11.84% decrease. The proportion of people with this surname per 100 thousand also saw a drop of 20%, going from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,884	#37,029	-16.14%
Count	684	603	-11.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.2	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Julson

Looking at the ethnicity associated with the surname Julson, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority identify as White. This demographic made up 96.64% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 95.85% in 2010, showing a small change of -0.82%. Individuals identifying as Hispanic accounted for 1.61% in 2000 and this increased to 1.66% in 2010, a rise of 3.11%. Another notable change was seen in the Black community, which had a significant increase from 0.73% in 2000 to 1.33% in 2010, an impressive surge of 82.19%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	95.85%	-0.82%
Hispanic	1.61%	1.66%	3.11%
Black	0.73%	1.33%	82.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%