Explore the Family Name Rostad

The meaning of Rostad

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of over ten farmsteads so named from the Old Norse personal name Hróarr (see Rogstad) + stathir ‘farmstead, dwelling’. This surname is also found in Sweden. 2. Norwegian (Røstad): variant of Rustad. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Knut, Nels.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rostad saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,480 and by 2010 it had dropped to rank 39,837, signifying a change of -6.29%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 559 in 2000 to 551 in 2010, a drop of -1.43%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.21 named Rostad in 2000 which decreased to 0.19 in 2010, a reduction of -9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,480	#39,837	-6.29%
Count	559	551	-1.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rostad

Concerning ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that majority of people with the surname Rostad identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of -0.23% over the decade. There was a noted increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.09% in 2010, a change of 22.47%. A new development in 2010 was the appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic, constituting 1.27% of the total. However, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.25% in 2000. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	97.1%	-0.23%
Hispanic	0%	1.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	1.09%	22.47%
Two or More Races	1.25%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%