How common is the surname Poulsen?

3,877 people in the United States had the surname Poulsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Poulsen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Poulsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Poulsen?

Sandy Poulsen, American alpine skier, followed by Mette Poulsen.

Where is the surname Poulsen most common?

Wikidata records people named Poulsen in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.

Is the surname Poulsen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Poulsen

A surname, carried by 3,877 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poulsen is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,877 people named Poulsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,549.

#8,496

rank among US surnames

3,877

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,545)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,488	Tinney	3,884	79,492
#8,489	Halcomb	3,883	79,512
#8,490	Earhart	3,882	79,533
#8,491	Becerril	3,881	79,553
#8,492	Crowther	3,880	79,574
#8,493	Sharif	3,879	79,594
#8,494	Dills	3,878	79,615

Who is named Poulsen

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

94% of people named Poulsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Poulsens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sandy Poulsen
American alpine skier, born 1952
Mette Poulsen
Badminton player, born 1993

Notable Poulsens come mostly from the United States (1) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Poulsen

Poulsen has the Soundex code P425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P425.

Questions

How common is the surname Poulsen?: 3,877 people in the United States had the surname Poulsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poulsen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Poulsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Poulsen?: Sandy Poulsen, American alpine skier, followed by Mette Poulsen.
Where is the surname Poulsen most common?: Wikidata records people named Poulsen in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Is the surname Poulsen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, up 9.2%.