Explore the Family Name Landgren

The meaning of Landgren

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements land ‘land’ + gren ‘branch’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knute.

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

The Landgren surname saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 38,771 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to rank 36,379, marking a change of approximately 6.17 percent. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased from 536 to 615 over the same period, representing a 14.74 percent increase. Furthermore, the proportion of the population with the Landgren surname per 100,000 people increased slightly from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,771	#36,379	6.17%
Count	536	615	14.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Landgren

As for its ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Landgren surname identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, but this percentage decreased from 95.52 to 91.38. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, moving from 1.31 in 2000 to 5.37 in 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also saw a slight increase of 16.07 percent, although their overall proportion remained below 2 percent. No change was reported for Black and Asian/Pacific Islander communities. It's also noteworthy that the data shows some individuals identified as belonging to two or more races in 2010 after having no such record in 2000. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.52%	91.38%	-4.33%
Hispanic	1.31%	5.37%	309.92%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.68%	1.95%	16.07%
Two or More Races	0%	0.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%