Explore the Family Name Olofson

The meaning of Olofson

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Olofsson: patronymic from the personal name Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen). See also Olsson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Berger, Iver.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Olofson has shown a minor increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 44,103rd in 2000, it moved up to 43,077th by 2010 — a change of approximately 2.33%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname rose from 460 to 502 during this period, marking an increase of around 9.13%. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname Olofson per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,103	#43,077	2.33%
Count	460	502	9.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olofson

In terms of ethnicity, again drawing on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there's been a noteworthy shift among those with the Olofson surname. In 2000, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or part of two or more races. However, by 2010, 1% of individuals with this last name identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The majority of the Olofson population continued to identify as White, with a slight decrease from 92.39% in 2000 to 92.23% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation saw a drop of 13.10%, declining from 4.35% to 3.78%. There was no recorded Black representation for either year. Notably, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 32.14%, from 1.96% in 2000 to 2.59% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.39%	92.23%	-0.17%
Hispanic	4.35%	3.78%	-13.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.96%	2.59%	32.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%