Explore the Family Name Markstrom

The meaning of Markstrom

Swedish (Markström): ornamental name composed of the elements mark ‘(border)land’ + ström ‘river’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels. German Jochen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Markstrom has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Markstrom ranked 77,742 in popularity with a count of 229 individuals carrying this surname, equating to approximately 0.08 people per 100k. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 89,069 with only 208 individuals recorded as having the surname Markstrom, bringing the proportion down to 0.07 per 100k. This represents a decline of 14.57% in ranking and a 9.17% drop in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#89,069	-14.57%
Count	229	208	-9.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Markstrom

The ethnicity statistics for the surname Markstrom show that it is predominantly associated with the White ethnic identity. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, in 2000, about 95.20% of those bearing the Markstrom surname were identified as White. By 2010, this figure had slightly declined to 93.75%, marking a change of -1.52%. During this same decade, individuals identifying as two or more races made up 3.06% of the Markstrom population in 2000, but this figure also saw a slight decrease to 2.88% by 2010. No individuals with the Markstrom surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.2%	93.75%	-1.52%
Two or More Races	3.06%	2.88%	-5.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%