Explore the Family Name Maland

The meaning of Maland

1. Norwegian (Måland): habitational name from a farm name composed of Old Norse mór ‘moor, heath’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Mæland (see Meland). 3. English (Staffordshire): variant of Mayland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maland has shown a considerable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,480 with a count of 559 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 30,202 with an increased count of 776. This indicates a growth of 19.42% in terms of rank and a significant 38.82% rise in the total count. The proportion of people with the surname Maland per 100k also witnessed a rise of 23.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,480	#30,202	19.42%
Count	559	776	38.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.26	23.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maland

Regarding ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we observe some notable shifts for the surname Maland between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders with this surname rose by 49.29%, and the portion identifying as two or more races increased dramatically by 153.27%. Meanwhile, the proportion of white individuals with this surname decreased by 15.75%. The Hispanic population bearing this surname experienced a moderate increase of 31.60%. Interestingly, Black individuals and American Indian and Alaskan Natives started appearing with this surname in 2010, as they were not recorded under this surname in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.29%	69.33%	-15.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.84%	14.69%	49.29%
Hispanic	5.19%	6.83%	31.6%
Black	0%	5.03%	0%
Two or More Races	1.07%	2.71%	153.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.42%	0%