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

Forslund, 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 Forslund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Forslund in America

Forslund is the 26576th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Forslund surname appeared 917 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 Forslund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Forslund 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 Forslund

The surname Forslund has its origins in Sweden and dates back to the 17th century. It is a combination of two Old Swedish words, "fors" meaning a waterfall or rapids, and "lund" meaning a grove or small wood. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a waterfall or rapids in a wooded area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Forslund can be found in parish records from the Swedish provinces of Västmanland and Dalarna in the late 1600s. These regions were known for their dense forests and numerous waterfalls and rapids along the rivers flowing through them.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jonas Forslund, a farmer from Västmanland born around 1670. Parish records also mention a Brita Forslund, born in Dalarna in 1682, who married a local blacksmith.

In the 18th century, the name began to spread to other parts of Sweden, particularly the capital city of Stockholm. Here, a notable bearer of the name was Carl Fredrik Forslund, a merchant and ship owner who lived from 1752 to 1832.

As Swedish emigration to North America increased in the 19th century, the Forslund name was carried across the Atlantic. One of the first recorded Swedish immigrants with this surname was Anders Forslund, who arrived in the United States in 1846 and settled in Minnesota.

Other notable individuals with the surname Forslund include Nils Forslund, a Swedish poet and writer born in 1874, and Björn Forslund, a Swedish Olympic swimmer who competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Games.

The name Forslund remains relatively uncommon outside of Sweden and Swedish-speaking communities, but it continues to reflect its origins as a descriptive surname related to the natural features of the Swedish landscape.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Forslund

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

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

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