Explore the Family Name Langseth

The meaning of Langseth

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Langset, from lang ‘long’ + set ‘farmstead, dwelling’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Ordell, Petter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Langseth surname has undergone minor changes over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 36,672 and by 2010, the rank had decreased slightly to 37,899, indicating a reduction of -3.35%. The count of people bearing this surname, however, experienced a small increase from 575 in 2000 to 586 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 1.91%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population also saw a slight decrease from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,672	#37,899	-3.35%
Count	575	586	1.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Langseth

The ethnicity associated with the Langseth surname reveals interesting trends as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic identity associated with this surname is White, which decreased marginally by -1.16%, from 95.65% in 2000 to 94.54% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category increased by 57.47%, rising from 0.87% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races decreased by -24.20%, from 1.57% to 1.19%. The Hispanic segment showed an increase of 10.79%, up from 1.39% in 2000 to 1.54% in 2010. There were no reported instances of the Langseth surname among Blacks or American Indian and Alaskan Natives during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	94.54%	-1.16%
Hispanic	1.39%	1.54%	10.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	1.37%	57.47%
Two or More Races	1.57%	1.19%	-24.2%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%