How common is the surname Svendsen?

2,267 people in the United States had the surname Svendsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,191 Americans. It ranked 13,438th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Svendsen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Svendsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Svendsen?

Elga Olga Svendsen, actress (1906–1992), followed by Jon Svendsen.

Where is the surname Svendsen most common?

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

Is the surname Svendsen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,267 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Svendsen

A surname, carried by 2,267 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S153

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Svendsen is more common than 91.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,267 people named Svendsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,191 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,165.

#13,438

rank among US surnames

2,267

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #12,982)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,431	Renard	2,269	136,071
#13,435	Forshee	2,268	136,131
#13,438	Epperly	2,267	136,191
#13,440	Lerman	2,266	136,251
#13,445	Boivin	2,265	136,311

Who is named Svendsen

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

94% of people named Svendsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Svendsens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elga Olga Svendsen
Actress (1906–1992)
Jon Svendsen
American water polo player (1953–2024)

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

Questions

How common is the surname Svendsen?: 2,267 people in the United States had the surname Svendsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,191 Americans. It ranked 13,438th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Svendsen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Svendsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Svendsen?: Elga Olga Svendsen, actress (1906–1992), followed by Jon Svendsen.
Where is the surname Svendsen most common?: Wikidata records people named Svendsen in the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States.
Is the surname Svendsen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,267 in 2010, up 4.7%.