Explore the Family Name Rognstad

The meaning of Rognstad

Norwegian: habitational name from a common farm name in eastern Norway. The first element is most likely rogn ‘rowan tree’, but in names from the Middle Ages it can also be the female personal name Ragna, a short form of Old Norse names beginning with Ragn- ‘advice, decision’. The second element is Old Norse stathir, plural of stathr ‘farmstead, dwelling’. Compare Rongstad.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rognstad has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 93,427 and by 2010, it fell to 104,602, marking an 11.96% drop. The count of people with this surname also reduced from 182 in 2000 to 171 in 2010, representing a 6.04% decrease. The proportion of this surname per 100k also went down by 14.29%, from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,427	#104,602	-11.96%
Count	182	171	-6.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rognstad

Analyzing the ethnicity table from the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a noticeable shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rognstad between 2000 and 2010. The largest group, White, decreased from 93.41% in 2000 to 88.30% in 2010, experiencing a 5.47% change. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a small increase, from 4.40% in 2000 to 4.68% in 2010. Also, for the first time in 2010, individuals identified as belonging to two or more races, accounting for 4.68% of the total. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Black in either census year for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.41%	88.3%	-5.47%
Two or More Races	0%	4.68%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.4%	4.68%	6.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%