Explore the Family Name Selander

The meaning of Selander

Swedish: ornamental, topographic or habitational name composed of the placename element sel ‘stretch of smooth water’ + the suffix -ander, derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Helmer, Lars.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Selander has seen a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,061st, but by 2010, it had fallen to 25,701st in terms of frequency, which indicates a change of -6.82%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 978 in 2000 to 959 in 2010, demonstrating a -1.94% difference. Consequently, the proportion of people named Selander per 100k population dropped by 8.33%, moving from 0.36 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,061	#25,701	-6.82%
Count	978	959	-1.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Selander

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a consistent predominance of the White ethnic group among those with the Selander surname. However, there were slight changes in the makeup of this community between 2000 and 2010. While the white majority remained relatively stable, falling just -0.26% from 97.96% to 97.71%, there were increases in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic groups, which grew by 19.67% and 15.28% respectively. Interestingly, there was a notable emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, which was not registered in 2000 but appeared at 0.63% in 2010. Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.96%	97.71%	-0.26%
Hispanic	0.72%	0.83%	15.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.73%	19.67%
Two or More Races	0%	0.63%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%