Explore the Family Name Svenson

The meaning of Svenson

1. Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Svensson. This surname is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Svensen or Svendsen, cognates of 1. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sven, Erik, Bjorn, Dagny. German Kurt, Gerhard, Irmgard.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Svenson has seen a slight decline in the past decade. In 2000, its rank was 23,237 and it fell to 25,226 in 2010, marking an 8.56% dip in popularity. The number of people carrying the Svenson last name also decreased from 1,024 in 2000 to 982 in 2010, a decrease of 4.1%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 13.16%, from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,237	#25,226	-8.56%
Count	1,024	982	-4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.33	-13.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Svenson

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Svenson. In 2010, the majority, 96.33%, identified as White, a minimal decrease of 0.16% from 2000. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native grew, from 0.68% to 1.12% and 0.68% to 1.22% respectively. There was a significant decrease of those identifying as two or more races, dropping from 1.37% to 0.71%. The census marked new appearances of Hispanic and Black ethnicities accounting for 0.61% and 0%, respectively, where no representation was recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	96.33%	-0.16%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.68%	1.22%	79.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	1.12%	64.71%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0.71%	-48.18%
Hispanic	0%	0.61%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%