How common is the surname Soderstrom?

1,614 people in the United States had the surname Soderstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. It ranked 17,463rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Soderstrom?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Soderstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Soderstrom?

Thomas Robert Soderstrom, American botanist (1936-1987).

Where is the surname Soderstrom most common?

Wikidata records people named Soderstrom in the United States.

Is the surname Soderstrom getting more or less common?

More common. 1,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,614 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Soderstrom

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,614 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soderstrom is more common than 89.2% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Söderström.

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 1,614 people named Soderstrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,546.

#17,463

rank among US surnames

1,614

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,960)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,455	Fredericksen	1,615	191,174
#17,463	Bazaldua	1,614	191,292
#17,472	Wisneski	1,613	191,411

Who is named Soderstrom

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

93% of people named Soderstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Soderstroms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Robert Soderstrom
American botanist (1936-1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Soderstrom

Soderstrom has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Soderstrom come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Söderström.
How common is the surname Soderstrom?: 1,614 people in the United States had the surname Soderstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. It ranked 17,463rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Soderstrom?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Soderstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Soderstrom?: Thomas Robert Soderstrom, American botanist (1936-1987).
Where is the surname Soderstrom most common?: Wikidata records people named Soderstrom in the United States.
Is the surname Soderstrom getting more or less common?: More common. 1,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,614 in 2010, up 4.4%.