Explore the Family Name Skog

The meaning of Skog

Swedish and Norwegian: from the vocabulary word skog ‘wood’, ‘copse’. In Norwegian, this is often a topographic name for someone who lived by a wood or copse, but as a Swedish surname it is generally ornamental. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Lars, Mauritz, Nils.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Skog saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 29,016 in popularity with 770 recorded individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the ranking had dropped to 31,994 with a count of 721, indicating a decrease of approximately 6.36%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.29 to 0.24 during this decade, marking a decline of 17.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,016	#31,994	-10.26%
Count	770	721	-6.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.24	-17.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Skog

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census show that the majority of individuals with the surname Skog identified as White, representing 94.59% in 2010, down slightly from 95.71% in 2000. The number of those identifying as Hispanic rose to 2.22% in 2010 from 1.30% in 2000, reflecting an increase of 70.77%. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black with this surname in 2000, by 2010, both groups accounted for 0.69% each. The proportion of those reporting as Two or more races increased to 1.11% in 2010 from 0.78% in 2000, a change of 42.31%. However, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 46.92%, from 1.3% in 2000 to 0.69% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	94.59%	-1.17%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.22%	70.77%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.11%	42.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Black	0%	0.69%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.3%	0.69%	-46.92%