Explore the Family Name Sandeen

The meaning of Sandeen

Swedish: variant of Sandén (see Sanden) and an Americanized form of Sandin. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Asmund, Erik, Erland.

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

The surname Sandeen has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 35,445th most popular last name, and by 2010, it had slipped to the 37,288th position, a change of -5.2%. The actual count of people bearing the name also declined, from 601 in 2000 to 598 in 2010, representing a nominal drop of 0.5%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Sandeen per 100,000 individuals fell by 9.09%, from 0.22 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,445	#37,288	-5.2%
Count	601	598	-0.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sandeen

Regarding its ethnic identity distribution, the census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Sandeen surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 — at 95.17% and 94.48% respectively, marking a minimal decrease of 0.73%. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which doubled from 0.83% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010. A smaller uptick was observed for those identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.66% to 2.34%. Conversely, the percentage of Sandeens identifying as Black decreased from 1% to 0.84%. The counts for Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were suppressed (S) for privacy in 2010. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.17%	94.48%	-0.73%
Two or More Races	1.66%	2.34%	40.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.83%	1.67%	101.2%
Black	1%	0.84%	-16%
Hispanic	1.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%