Explore the Family Name Solverson

The meaning of Solverson

Americanized form of Norwegian Sølversen: patronymic from the personal name Sølver, from Old Norse Sǫlvir, a compound of Sol- ‘house, hall’ + ver ‘giant, hero’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Selmer, Thor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Solverson has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 78,035th most popular name, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 86,314th position. This represents a decline of approximately 10.61%. Furthermore, the count of individuals bearing the Solverson surname also experienced a slight decrease from 228 in 2000 to 216 in 2010, marking a reduction of around 5.26%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also saw a drop of about 12.5% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,035	#86,314	-10.61%
Count	228	216	-5.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Solverson

The ethnicity associated with the Solverson surname, as per the findings from the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White. In 2000, approximately 99% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that fell slightly to 98.61% by 2010. Apart from this, no other significant ethnic identities were reported for this surname in both years. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native backgrounds showed no change, remaining at 0.00 throughout the decade. Similarly, there was no change recorded for those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99%	98.61%	-0.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%