Explore the Family Name Norgard

The meaning of Norgard

Norwegian and Swedish (Norgård, Swedish also Nörgård): variant of Norgaard. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Selmer.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Norgard has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,339 in terms of popularity among all surnames, but dropped to 34,574 by 2010, representing a change of -10.32%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname fell from 699 in 2000 to 654 in 2010, a decrease of 6.44%. The proportion of individuals named Norgard per 100,000 people also saw a decline of 15.38%, shifting from 0.26 to 0.22 within the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,339	#34,574	-10.32%
Count	699	654	-6.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.22	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Norgard

The ethnicity analysis from the Decennial U.S. Census provides an overview of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Norgard. The data reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, a majority of those with the Norgard surname identified as White, making up 97.28% and 96.18% respectively. Over the decade, there was an increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, moving from 1.14% to 1.83%, a significant growth of 60.53%. There were marginal changes in the percentage of those identifying as two or more races, decreasing from 1.00% to 0.92%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander changed from suppressed in 2000 to 0.76% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Norgard identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	96.18%	-1.13%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.83%	60.53%
Two or More Races	1%	0.92%	-8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.76%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%