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

Angstrom, 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 Angstrom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Angstrom in America

Angstrom is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Angstrom surname appeared 192 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 Angstrom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Angstrom 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 Angstrom

The surname Angstrom has its origins in Sweden, where it first emerged in the 16th century. The name is derived from the Old Swedish word "ångström," which means "narrow stream" or "trickle," referring to a small body of water or a stream.

During the medieval period, the name was often spelled as "Ångström" or "Ångstroem," reflecting the variations in spelling and pronunciation that were common at the time. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in parish records and tax rolls from various regions of Sweden, such as Östergötland and Dalarna.

One of the most notable historical figures bearing the surname Angstrom was Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874), a Swedish physicist and astronomer. He is best known for his work in spectroscopy and for defining the unit of length known as the "Ångström" (Å), which is equal to one ten-billionth of a meter.

Another prominent individual with the Angstrom surname was Knut Johan Ångström (1857-1910), a Swedish physicist and meteorologist. He made significant contributions to the study of atmospheric physics and is credited with developing instruments for measuring solar radiation.

In the late 19th century, members of the Angstrom family immigrated to the United States, where the spelling of the name was often anglicized to "Angstrom." One notable American with this surname was Karl August Angstrom (1873-1949), a Swedish-American engineer and inventor who worked on the development of early television technology.

Other individuals bearing the Angstrom surname include Gustaf Angstrom (1882-1962), a Swedish engineer and inventor known for his work on steam turbines, and Erik Angstrom (1910-2000), a Swedish diplomat and ambassador to the United Nations.

The name Angstrom has been associated with several place names in Sweden, such as Ångström, a village in Västmanland County, and Ångströmmen, a small river in Östergötland County. These place names likely originated from the same Old Swedish word that gave rise to the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Angstrom

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

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 Angstrom 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 Angstrom 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 Angstrom was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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