Explore the Family Name Sondrol

The meaning of Sondrol

Norwegian (Søndrol): habitational name from farmsteads named Søndrol or Søndrål, in Hallingdal from Sondre (either a personal name from Old Norse Sundri or a word meaning ‘southern’) + hol ‘rise, hillock’, in Valdres from sund ‘sound, inlet’ + ro ‘corner, nook’. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Søndrål. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Knute.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sondrol experienced a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 72,466 in popularity and increased to 75,799 in 2010, marking a 4.6% decline in its rank. However, it should be noted that the actual count of individuals with the surname Sondrol marginally increased from 250 to 254 during the same period, reflecting a growth rate of 1.6%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,466	#75,799	-4.6%
Count	250	254	1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sondrol

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sondrol predominantly remains White, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 99.6% of the bearers of the surname identified as White. This percentage saw a minor decrease to 98.43% in 2010. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either non-existent or the data was suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.6%	98.43%	-1.17%
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%