How common is the surname Kolstad?

1,281 people in the United States had the surname Kolstad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,019 Americans. It ranked 20,664th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kolstad?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kolstad identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kolstad?

Peder Kolstad, 19th Prime Minister of Norway (1878–1932), followed by Derek Kolstad.

Where is the surname Kolstad most common?

Wikidata records people named Kolstad in Norway and the United States.

Is the surname Kolstad getting more or less common?

More common. 1,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,281 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Kolstad

A Norwegian surname, carried by 1,281 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kolstad is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

Norwegian origin

Borrowed from Norwegian Kolstad.

One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,281 people named Kolstad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,019 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,261.

#20,664

rank among US surnames

1,281

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,759)

Who is named Kolstad

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

96% of people named Kolstad identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kolstads

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peder Kolstad
19th Prime Minister of Norway (1878–1932)
Derek Kolstad
American screenwriter, born 1974

Notable Kolstads come mostly from Norway (1) and the United States (1).

Other Norwegian surnames

All 31 Norwegian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kolstad come from?: Borrowed from Norwegian Kolstad.
How common is the surname Kolstad?: 1,281 people in the United States had the surname Kolstad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,019 Americans. It ranked 20,664th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kolstad?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kolstad identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kolstad?: Peder Kolstad, 19th Prime Minister of Norway (1878–1932), followed by Derek Kolstad.
Where is the surname Kolstad most common?: Wikidata records people named Kolstad in Norway and the United States.
Is the surname Kolstad getting more or less common?: More common. 1,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,281 in 2010, up 1.6%.