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    The surname Youngstrom

    A Swedish surname, carried by 616 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Y523

    Youngstrom: #36,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Youngstrom #36,337, 616 people Youngstrom: #36,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Youngstrom #36,337, 616 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Youngstrom is more common than 77.6% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Americanized spelling of either Swedish Ungström, which is from ung (“young”) + ström (“stream, current”), or Swedish Ljungström, from ljung (“heather”) + ström (“stream, current”).

    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 616 people named Youngstrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 608.

    #36,337
    rank among US surnames
    616
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #35,106)

    Who is named Youngstrom

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

    96% of people named Youngstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Youngstrom come from?
    Americanized spelling of either Swedish Ungström, which is from ung (“young”) + ström (“stream, current”), or Swedish Ljungström, from ljung (“heather”) + ström (“stream, current”).
    How common is the surname Youngstrom?
    616 people in the United States had the surname Youngstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. It ranked 36,337th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Youngstrom?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Youngstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Youngstrom getting more or less common?
    More common. 608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 616 in 2010, up 1.3%.