Explore the Family Name Westergaard

The meaning of Westergaard

Danish; Norwegian (also Westergård): habitational name from a farm or place so named, from wester- ‘western’ + gård (old spelling gaard) ‘farm’. Compare Westergard.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Westergaard ranked 30,970th in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to the 31,906th place in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.02%. In terms of count, there were 709 individuals with this surname in 2000 and the number slightly increased to 723 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.97%. The proportion per 100k dropped by 3.85% from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,970	#31,906	-3.02%
Count	709	723	1.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Westergaard

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Westergaard, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of people with this last name identify as White, representing 96.61% in 2000 and 94.19% in 2010, a slight decrease of 2.50%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic grew substantially from 1.69% in 2000 to 3.32% in 2010, a change of 96.45%. Furthermore, those identifying with two or more races also saw a significant increase from 0.85% in 2000 to 1.80% in 2010, a boost of 111.76%. It's worth noting that the percentage of individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 was 0.71%, but this data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no individuals who identified as either Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	94.19%	-2.5%
Hispanic	1.69%	3.32%	96.45%
Two or More Races	0.85%	1.8%	111.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%