Explore the Family Name Lovgren

The meaning of Lovgren

Swedish (Lövgren): variant of Lofgren. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Holger, Knute, Per.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lovgren has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Lovgren was ranked 37,938th most popular surname in the United States but by 2010, it had climbed to the 36,525th position. This signifies a positive change of 3.72%. Moreover, the count of individuals with the Lovgren surname increased from 550 in 2000 to 612 in 2010, indicating an increase of 11.27%. The proportion of people with the Lovgren surname per 100,000 inhabitants also saw a modest increase of 5.0%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,938	#36,525	3.72%
Count	550	612	11.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lovgren

The ethnicity associated with the surname Lovgren experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Lovgrens identifying as White decreased slightly from 93.45% in 2000 to 90.20% in 2010. However, there were increases amongst those identifying as Hispanic and Black, both rising from 2.00% to 2.94%, which equates to a 47.00% increase for each group. Interestingly, there was no record of Lovgrens identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, down from 1.45% in 2000. The percentage of Lovgrens identifying with two or more races was 2.78% in 2010, having not been recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, there were no records of Lovgrens identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.45%	90.2%	-3.48%
Hispanic	2%	2.94%	47%
Black	2%	2.94%	47%
Two or More Races	0%	2.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%