Explore the Family Name Sundin

The meaning of Sundin

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements sund ‘strait, sound’ + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Compare Sundeen and Sunden. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Alvar, Lennart, Per, Sigfrid, Sten.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Sundin surname has seen a notable decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked at 22,555 but fell to a ranking of 29,422 by 2010, indicating a drop of approximately 30.45%. The number of people carrying this last name also decreased from 1,064 in 2000 to 803 in 2010, showing a 24.53% decrease. The proportion of this surname per 100k individuals fell by 30.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,555	#29,422	-30.45%
Count	1,064	803	-24.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.27	-30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sundin

The ethnicity of individuals with the Sundin surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, although there have been slight shifts over time. In 2000, 95.58% identified as White, decreasing slightly to 94.02% in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander within this surname reduced by 20.21% during the same period. However, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races notably increased by 38.43%, while the Hispanic segment showed a significant jump, rising from 0.75% to 1.87%, a growth of 149.33%. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained unchanged, with no representation reported.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	94.02%	-1.63%
Two or More Races	2.16%	2.99%	38.43%
Hispanic	0.75%	1.87%	149.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.94%	0.75%	-20.21%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%