Explore the Family Name Norlin

The meaning of Norlin

Swedish: ornamental or topographic name formed with norr ‘north’ or nor ‘narrow stream between two waters’ + the suffix -lin, derived from Latin -(l)inius ‘relating to’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik, Per, Sven.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Norlin' ranked 32,939 in popularity in 2000 and dropped to 36,426 by 2010. This represents a decrease of 10.59%. The total count of individuals with this surname also showed a downward trend, dropping from 656 in 2000 to 614 in 2010, a reduction of 6.4%. The proportion per 100,000 people with 'Norlin' as their last name decreased by 12.5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,939	#36,426	-10.59%
Count	656	614	-6.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Norlin

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was no change in the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native between 2000 and 2010. However, those identifying as having two or more races increased by 50%, from 0.76% to 1.14%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals with the 'Norlin' surname identifying as Hispanic decreased by 19.67%, from 1.22% to 0.98%. Those identifying as Black emerged in 2010 at 0.98%, where there had previously been no representation in 2000. Meanwhile, the majority of individuals with the surname 'Norlin' identified as White, although this group saw a slight decrease from 96.8% in 2000 to 96.25% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	96.25%	-0.57%
Two or More Races	0.76%	1.14%	50%
Hispanic	1.22%	0.98%	-19.67%
Black	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%