Explore the Family Name Sandvig

The meaning of Sandvig

Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named all over Norway, from Old Norse as Sandvík, a compound of sand ‘sand, sandy plain, beach’ + vík ‘bay’, ‘inlet’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sandvig saw a subtle shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,028 in terms of frequency but dropped to 28,158 in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.46%. However, the number of individuals with the surname increased from 805 to 850 during this period, indicating a population increase of 5.59%. The proportion of people named Sandvig per 100,000 individuals also slightly decreased by 3.33%, going from 0.3 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,028	#28,158	-0.46%
Count	805	850	5.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sandvig

The ethnic identity associated with the Sandvig surname changed somewhat over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White constituted the majority, although their percentage slightly decreased from 95.65% in 2000 to 94.94% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by an impressive 61.29%, albeit from a relatively low base of 1.24% to 2.00%. There was also a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic - a growth of 75.86%, moving from 0.87% to 1.53%. On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category experienced a decline of 31.39%, dropping from 1.37% to 0.94%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	94.94%	-0.74%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2%	61.29%
Hispanic	0.87%	1.53%	75.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	0.94%	-31.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%