Explore the Family Name Landsverk

The meaning of Landsverk

Norwegian: habitational name from any of about 25 farmsteads in Telemark, Buskerud, and Agder called Landsverk, from the genitive of land ‘land, field’ + verk ‘work’, i.e. clearing or cultivating the land. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Obert.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Landsverk has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname was ranked as the 63,141st most popular name in the United States, but it jumped to the 60,196th position by 2010, marking an increase of 4.66%. The number of individuals with the Landsverk surname also increased over this period, from 296 to 335, a rise of 13.18%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Landsverk surname per 100,000 population remained at 0.11 in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,141	#60,196	4.66%
Count	296	335	13.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Landsverk

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Landsverk surname. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those identifying with two or more races, Black individuals, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased from 98.65% in 2000 to 95.82% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of the Landsverk surname among Hispanic individuals in 2010, accounting for 3.28% of individuals with this last name, a change from 0% in the previous decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.65%	95.82%	-2.87%
Hispanic	0%	3.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%