How common is the surname Gustavson?

1,621 people in the United States had the surname Gustavson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gustavson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gustavson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gustavson?

Linda Gustavson, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Gustavson most common?

Wikidata records people named Gustavson in the United States.

Is the surname Gustavson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Gustavson

A surname, carried by 1,621 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G231

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gustavson is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,621 people named Gustavson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,647.

#17,406

rank among US surnames

1,621

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #16,138)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,398	Olaughlin	1,622	190,349
#17,406	Beaudette	1,621	190,466

Who is named Gustavson

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

95% of people named Gustavson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gustavsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Gustavson
American swimmer, born 1949

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gustavson

Gustavson has the Soundex code G231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G231.

Questions

How common is the surname Gustavson?: 1,621 people in the United States had the surname Gustavson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gustavson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gustavson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gustavson?: Linda Gustavson, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Gustavson most common?: Wikidata records people named Gustavson in the United States.
Is the surname Gustavson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, down 1.6%.