Find out how popular the last name Adolfson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adolfson.

Adolfson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adolfson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adolfson in America

Adolfson is the 86645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adolfson surname appeared 215 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Adolfson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adolfson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adolfson

The surname Adolfson is of Scandinavian origin, specifically from Sweden. It dates back to the 17th century and is derived from the personal name Adolf, which itself comes from the Old German elements "adal" meaning noble and "wolf" meaning wolf. The name gained popularity in Sweden during the Protestant Reformation, with the earliest recorded examples being from the late 1600s.

Adolfson is a patronymic surname, meaning it was formed by adding the suffix "-son" to the given name Adolf, indicating the person was the son of someone named Adolf. This naming convention was common in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages and early modern period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Adolfson can be found in the parish records of Älvdalen, a town in the province of Dalarna, Sweden. In the year 1691, a man named Per Adolfson is mentioned as a landowner and farmer in the area.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Johan Adolfson, born in 1712 in the village of Grängesberg, Dalarna. He was a successful ironmaster and owned several foundries in the region, which played a significant role in the Swedish iron industry during the 18th century.

In the 19th century, the name appears in various records across Sweden, including the census records of Stockholm from 1860, which list several families with the surname Adolfson living in the city at that time.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Adolfson was Carl Adolfson, a Swedish artist and painter born in 1868 in Gothenburg. He was known for his landscapes and portraits, and his works can be found in many museums and galleries across Sweden.

Another notable bearer of the name was Axel Adolfson, born in 1892 in Lund, Sweden. He was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) from 1932 to 1948, representing the Liberal People's Party.

While the surname Adolfson is predominantly Swedish in origin, it has also been found in other Scandinavian countries, such as Norway and Denmark, likely due to migration and intermarriage between the neighboring regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adolfson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adolfson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adolfson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adolfson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adolfson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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