How common is the surname Westerlund?

1,651 people in the United States had the surname Westerlund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,005 Americans. It ranked 17,159th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westerlund?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Westerlund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Westerlund getting more or less common?

More common. 1,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,651 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Westerlund

A surname, carried by 1,651 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westerlund is more common than 89.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,651 people named Westerlund in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,005 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,555.

#17,159

rank among US surnames

1,651

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,891)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,151	Endo	1,652	186,892
#17,159	Yard	1,651	187,005

Who is named Westerlund

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

90% of people named Westerlund identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westerlund

Westerlund has the Soundex code W236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W236.

Questions

How common is the surname Westerlund?: 1,651 people in the United States had the surname Westerlund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,005 Americans. It ranked 17,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westerlund?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Westerlund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Westerlund getting more or less common?: More common. 1,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,651 in 2010, up 6.2%.