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

Austad, 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 Austad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Austad in America

Austad is the 34427th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Austad surname appeared 658 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 Austad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Austad 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 Austad

The surname Austad is of Norwegian origin, derived from the Old Norse words "austr" meaning "east" and "stadr" meaning "place" or "homestead." It is believed to have originated in the 9th or 10th century as a descriptive name for people living in an easterly location or a place name referring to an eastern settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Austad can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian documents from the 12th to the 16th centuries. The name appears in various spellings, such as Austadr, Austadi, and Austadum, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and orthography.

The Austad name is also associated with several historical figures. One notable example is Halvor Austad (1642-1704), a Norwegian farmer and folk hero known for his resistance against the Danish authorities during the Grate Nordic War. Another prominent individual was Olav Austad (1633-1694), a Norwegian clergyman and author who served as a parish priest in Trondheim.

In the 18th century, the name Austad can be found in the records of the Nordfjord region of western Norway. Hans Austad (1756-1828) was a farmer and local politician from Eid, while Peder Austad (1788-1868) was a prominent shipowner and merchant from the same area.

Moving into the 19th century, Johan Austad (1828-1907) was a Norwegian architect and builder who designed several notable buildings in Oslo, including the former Oslo Cathedral School and the Norwegian Seamen's Church.

Throughout its history, the surname Austad has also been associated with various place names in Norway, such as Austad in Møre og Romsdal county and Austad in Telemark county. These place names likely originated from the same Old Norse roots as the surname itself, reflecting the close connection between names and geographic locations in Norwegian naming traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Austad

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

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

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