Explore the Family Name Palmgren

The meaning of Palmgren

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements palm ‘palmtree’ + gren ‘branch’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Berndt, Einer, Erik, Tor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Palmgren has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 39,240th place to 39,960th place, a change of -1.83%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 3.98% during the same period, from 528 individuals in 2000 to 549 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 5.0%, indicating that while the absolute number of people with this surname increased, its relative frequency compared to other surnames dropped.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,240	#39,960	-1.83%
Count	528	549	3.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palmgren

In terms of ethnicity, the distribution for the surname Palmgren also changed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both years, the majority of individuals with the Palmgren surname identified as White, with an increase from 94.51% in 2000 to 95.81% in 2010. There was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander or multiple race identities among those with this surname in either year. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, increasing slightly from 1.33% in 2000 to 1.46% in 2010. The data shows new entries for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2010, representing 1.28% and 0.91% respectively of the individuals with the surname Palmgren.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	95.81%	1.38%
Hispanic	1.33%	1.46%	9.77%
Black	0%	1.28%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.84%	0%	0%