How common is the surname Engdahl?

1,075 people in the United States had the surname Engdahl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 287,205 Americans. It ranked 23,604th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Engdahl?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Engdahl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Engdahl?

Nils Engdahl, athletics competitor (1898-1983), followed by F. William Engdahl.

Where is the surname Engdahl most common?

Wikidata records people named Engdahl in Sweden and the United States.

Is the surname Engdahl getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,075 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Engdahl

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,075 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Engdahl is more common than 85.5% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Engdahl, from äng (“meadow”) + dahl (“valley”).

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,075 people named Engdahl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 287,205 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,089.

#23,604

rank among US surnames

1,075

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,143)

Who is named Engdahl

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Engdahl identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Engdahls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nils Engdahl
Athletics competitor (1898-1983)
F. William Engdahl
American writer, born 1944

Notable Engdahls come mostly from Sweden (1) and the United States (1).

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Engdahl come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Engdahl, from äng (“meadow”) + dahl (“valley”).
How common is the surname Engdahl?: 1,075 people in the United States had the surname Engdahl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 287,205 Americans. It ranked 23,604th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Engdahl?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Engdahl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Engdahl?: Nils Engdahl, athletics competitor (1898-1983), followed by F. William Engdahl.
Where is the surname Engdahl most common?: Wikidata records people named Engdahl in Sweden and the United States.
Is the surname Engdahl getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,075 in 2010, down 1.3%.