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

Enstrom, 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 Enstrom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enstrom in America

Enstrom is the 54637th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enstrom surname appeared 377 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 Enstrom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enstrom 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 Enstrom

The surname Enstrom has its origins in Sweden, emerging in the 17th century. It is derived from the combination of the Swedish words "en" meaning "a" or "one" and "ström" meaning "stream" or "current." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a stream or river.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Enstrom can be found in the Swedish church records from the parish of Lund in the late 1600s. These records mention an individual named Johan Enstrom, born in 1678. The name also appears in various Swedish census records and tax rolls from the 18th century.

In the 19th century, the Enstrom name was particularly concentrated in the regions of Småland and Västergötland in southern Sweden. It is during this time that the name began to spread beyond Sweden's borders, as some Enstroms emigrated to other parts of Europe and North America.

Notable individuals with the surname Enstrom include Carl Enstrom, a Swedish inventor and engineer born in 1873, who patented several designs for early helicopters and autogyros. Another prominent figure was Nils Enstrom, a Swedish-American explorer and naturalist born in 1839, who led expeditions to Alaska and the Arctic regions in the late 1800s.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded Enstroms was Anders Enstrom, a Swedish immigrant who settled in Illinois in the mid-19th century. His son, John Enstrom, born in 1864, became a successful businessman and landowner in the American Midwest.

Other notable Enstroms throughout history include Ingrid Enstrom, a Swedish opera singer born in 1907, and Gunnar Enstrom, a Swedish philosopher and academic born in 1894, who made significant contributions to the field of ethics and moral philosophy.

While the Enstrom name has spread globally over the centuries, its origins can be traced back to the streams and rivers of Sweden, where the earliest bearers of this surname likely resided.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enstrom

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

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

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