Explore the Family Name Sivertsen

The meaning of Sivertsen

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Sivert. Compare Severtson, Sivertson, and Syvertsen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sigvard, Bodil, Erik, Nanna, Per, Selmer, Sig, Tor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sivertsen saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 34,259, but this rank fell to 36,337 by 2010, signifying a change of -6.07. The count of individuals carrying the surname also decreased from 626 to 616 during the same period, indicating a -1.6 drop. The proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 also experienced an -8.7 decline, moving from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,259	#36,337	-6.07%
Count	626	616	-1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sivertsen

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among those with the Sivertsen surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Sivertsens identified as White, though this number dropped slightly from 92.01% in 2000 to 89.29% in 2010. There were no Sivertsens who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. The percentage of Sivertsens identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased from 3.35 to 2.60. On the other hand, there was an increase in Sivertsens who identified as having two or more ethnicities, which rose from 2.24 to 4.38, and those who identified as Hispanic, which increased from 1.28 to 2.60.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.01%	89.29%	-2.96%
Two or More Races	2.24%	4.38%	95.54%
Hispanic	1.28%	2.6%	103.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.35%	2.6%	-22.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%