Explore the Family Name Lindroth

The meaning of Lindroth

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lind ‘lime tree’ + roth, an ornamental spelling of rot ‘root’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Mats, Nils.

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

The surname Lindroth, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 46,083 in popularity, but it dropped to 48,995 in 2010, representing a change of -6.32%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly, from 436 in 2000 to 430 in 2010, a change of -1.38%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Lindroth per 100,000 individuals also fell by -6.25% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,083	#48,995	-6.32%
Count	436	430	-1.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lindroth

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests that the majority of individuals with the Lindroth surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 93.12% to 92.33% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased modestly from 4.13% in 2000 to 4.42% in 2010. However, the proportion of those claiming Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity dropped to zero in 2010 after previously being 1.15% in 2000. Additionally, the percentage of people identifying as two or more ethnicities saw an increase, moving from 1.15% in 2000 up to 1.63% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.12%	92.33%	-0.85%
Hispanic	4.13%	4.42%	7.02%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1.63%	41.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.15%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%