Explore the Family Name Quarnstrom

The meaning of Quarnstrom

Swedish (Quarnström): ornamental name composed of the elements quarn, an old or ornamental spelling of kvarn ‘mill’ + ström ‘stream, river’. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the much more common variants Kvarnström and Qvarnström. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Dagny.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Quarnstrom saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Quarnstrom was ranked as the 58,849th most popular surname in the United States and by 2010, it had fallen to the 61,436th position, marking a 4.4% decrease. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Quarnstrom surname slightly increased from 322 to 327 during the same period. However, when measured proportionally per 100,000 people, the surname's presence decreased by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#61,436	-4.4%
Count	322	327	1.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quarnstrom

Regarding the ethnic identity distribution for the Quarnstrom surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals identify as White, though this percentage experienced a minor decline from 93.48% in 2000 to 90.21% in 2010. Conversely, the Hispanic representation among those with the Quarnstrom surname significantly increased by 82.76%, rising from 4.35% in 2000 to 7.95% in 2010. No changes were observed in Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories over the decade, remaining at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.48%	90.21%	-3.5%
Hispanic	4.35%	7.95%	82.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%