Explore the Family Name Thulin

The meaning of Thulin

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the Latin name Thule denoting the Nordic countries + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Thulin" saw minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held a rank of 29,904, which slightly dipped to 30,735 in 2010, signifying a decrease of 2.78%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Thulin surname increased from 741 to 758 during the same period, marking a growth of 2.29%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population fell by 3.7%, from 0.27 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,904	#30,735	-2.78%
Count	741	758	2.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thulin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Thulin also underwent some changes over the decade, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Thulins identifying as White dropped by 2.25% from 94.87% in 2000 to 92.74% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Thulin surname increased by 30.45% reaching 3.17% in 2010, up from 2.43% in 2000. Additionally, the census noted a new representation of 1.19% Black Thulins and 1.72% identifying with two or more races in 2010. Contrarily, the percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native Thulins, both initially at 0.81% in 2000, were suppressed to 0 for privacy reasons in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.87%	92.74%	-2.25%
Hispanic	2.43%	3.17%	30.45%
Two or More Races	0%	1.72%	0%
Black	0%	1.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.81%	0%	0%