How common is the surname Engstrom?

6,229 people in the United States had the surname Engstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,566 Americans. It ranked 5,578th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Engstrom?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Engstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Engstrom?

Molly Engstrom, American women's ice hockey player.

Where is the surname Engstrom most common?

Wikidata records people named Engstrom in the United States.

Is the surname Engstrom getting more or less common?

More common. 6,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,229 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Engstrom

A Swedish surname, carried by 6,229 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). Engstrom is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Engström, from äng (“meadow”) + ström (“stream, current”).

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 6,229 people named Engstrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,566 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,166.

#5,578

rank among US surnames

6,229

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #5,206)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,569	Nam	6,244	49,447
#5,570	Labelle	6,242	49,463
#5,572	Jacinto	6,238	49,494
#5,573	Rule	6,236	49,510
#5,575	Flemming	6,234	49,526
#5,576	Sellars	6,232	49,542
#5,577	Medellin	6,231	49,550

Who is named Engstrom

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

95% of people named Engstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Engstroms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Molly Engstrom
American women's ice hockey player, born 1983

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Engstrom come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Engström, from äng (“meadow”) + ström (“stream, current”).
How common is the surname Engstrom?: 6,229 people in the United States had the surname Engstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,566 Americans. It ranked 5,578th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Engstrom?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Engstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Engstrom?: Molly Engstrom, American women's ice hockey player.
Where is the surname Engstrom most common?: Wikidata records people named Engstrom in the United States.
Is the surname Engstrom getting more or less common?: More common. 6,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,229 in 2010, up 1.0%.