Explore the Family Name Nordeen

The meaning of Nordeen

Swedish (also Nordeén): variant of Nordén (see Norden) and an Americanized form of Nordin or Nordén.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nordeen saw slight changes between 2000 and 2010. The rank for this surname went from 28,751 in 2000 to 30,165 in 2010, a decrease in popularity by around 4.92%. In terms of count, there were 779 individuals with the Nordeen surname in 2000, which slightly decreased to 777 in 2010. This represents a modest reduction of 0.26%. Similarly, the proportion of this surname per 100k population also decreased by 10.34%, going from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,751	#30,165	-4.92%
Count	779	777	-0.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nordeen

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nordeen, the Decennial U.S. Census reports some interesting shifts from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as White remained the majority, although their representation decreased slightly from 95.64% to 94.59%. Individuals identifying as having two or more races increased from 1.41% to 2.06%, marking a significant change of 46.10%. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased from 1.03% to 1.16%. It's important to note that in 2010, we see the emergence of individuals with the Nordeen surname identifying as Hispanic, which was not reported in 2000. Data related to Asian/Pacific Islander and Black identities were either suppressed (S) or remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.64%	94.59%	-1.1%
Two or More Races	1.41%	2.06%	46.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.03%	1.16%	12.62%
Hispanic	0%	1.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%