Explore the Family Name Nygard

The meaning of Nygard

Scandinavian (Nygård): see Nygaard. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Sven, Bjorn, Holger, Iver, Ludvig, Nels, Nils, Sig, Sigfred, Viljo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nygard has seen minor fluctuations in popularity over the years. In 2000, Nygard was ranked as the 19,563rd most popular surname, a ranking that slightly increased to 20,216th by 2010. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Nygard increased from 1,276 in 2000 to 1,318 in 2010, a change of 3.29%. However, when considering the proportion of people named Nygard per 100,000 residents, there was a slight decrease, from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,563	#20,216	-3.34%
Count	1,276	1,318	3.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.45	-4.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nygard

In regards to ethnicity, the census data revealed subtle shifts between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of individuals with the surname Nygard identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.85% in 2000 to 92.72% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with this surname saw a significant increase, going from 1.02% in 2000 to 3.49% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also increased, from 1.41% in 2000 to 2.35% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, there were individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	92.72%	-3.27%
Hispanic	1.02%	3.49%	242.16%
Two or More Races	1.41%	2.35%	66.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.1%	0%	0%