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    The surname Fagerstrom

    A Swedish surname, carried by 593 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex F262

    Fagerstrom: #37,544 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Fagerstrom #37,544, 593 people Fagerstrom: #37,544 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Fagerstrom #37,544, 593 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fagerstrom is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Borrowed from Swedish Fagerström, a compound of fager (“pretty”) + ström (“stream, river”).

    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 593 people named Fagerstrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 520,650 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 591.

    #37,544
    rank among US surnames
    593
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #35,916)

    Who is named Fagerstrom

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

    88% of people named Fagerstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 5.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Fagerstrom come from?
    Borrowed from Swedish Fagerström, a compound of fager (“pretty”) + ström (“stream, river”).
    How common is the surname Fagerstrom?
    593 people in the United States had the surname Fagerstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 520,650 Americans. It ranked 37,544th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fagerstrom?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Fagerstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
    Is the surname Fagerstrom getting more or less common?
    More common. 591 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 593 in 2010, up 0.3%.