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

Einarson, 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 Einarson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Einarson in America

Einarson is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Einarson surname appeared 162 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 Einarson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Einarson 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 Einarson

The surname Einarson originates from Iceland and dates back to the Viking age. It is a patronymic name derived from the Old Norse masculine given name Einarr, which means "one warrior" or "lone warrior." The suffix "-son" indicates "son of."

During the settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries, many Scandinavian settlers adopted patronymic surnames based on their father's name. Einarson likely emerged as a surname during this period, indicating the bearer was the son of a man named Einarr.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Einarson can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of historical narratives that provide insights into the lives and events of the early Icelanders. Specifically, the Saga of Erik the Red mentions an Icelandic explorer named Einarson, who accompanied Erik the Red on his voyage to Greenland in the late 10th century.

In the 13th century, the Sturlunga Saga, a collection of Icelandic contemporary sagas, mentions a chieftain named Einarson Þórðarson, who played a significant role in the civil conflicts known as the Sturlung Age.

Another notable bearer of the name was Einarson Ogmundsson, a 14th-century Icelandic poet and lawspeaker, who is credited with compiling the Konungsbók, a valuable manuscript containing many of the Icelandic sagas.

In the 16th century, Einarson Jónsson was a prominent Icelandic bishop and author, known for his translations of religious texts and his contribution to the preservation of Icelandic literature.

The surname Einarson has also been associated with several place names in Iceland, such as Einarshöfn, a small fishing village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, and Einarslón, a lake in the Westfjords region.

While the surname Einarson is primarily associated with Iceland, it has also been found in other Nordic countries, likely due to migration and intermarriage between Scandinavian communities over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Einarson

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

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

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