Explore the Family Name Odegard

The meaning of Odegard

Norwegian (Ødegård): variant of Odegaard. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bernt, Erik, Gudrun, Helmer, Nils, Thorvald.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Odegard has seen some shifts in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Odegard was ranked as the 16,383rd most popular surname in the United States; however, by 2010 this ranking had slipped to the 17,596th position, a decrease of 7.4%. The count of individuals with this name also slightly decreased from 1,618 in 2000 to 1,597 in 2010, a change of -1.3%. Consequently, the overall proportion of Odegards per 100k people in the U.S. population dropped by 10% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,383	#17,596	-7.4%
Count	1,618	1,597	-1.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.54	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Odegard

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Odegard surname, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of Odegards in both 2000 and 2010 were of White ethnicity, although this percentage did decrease from 96.17% to 94.61% over the decade. The representation of Hispanic Odegards notably increased by more than 100%, growing from 1.30% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. Individuals identifying as two or more races also saw an increase from 0.80% to 0.88%. However, those of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity experienced a decrease from 1.24% to 0.94%. There was no recorded change for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities within those bearing the Odegard surname during this timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	94.61%	-1.62%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.63%	102.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.24%	0.94%	-24.19%
Two or More Races	0.8%	0.88%	10%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%