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

Hedstrom, 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 Hedstrom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hedstrom in America

Hedstrom is the 15985th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hedstrom surname appeared 1,816 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hedstrom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hedstrom 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 Hedstrom

The surname Hedstrom originated in Sweden, with its roots dating back to the 17th century. It is a combination of two Old Swedish words, "hed" meaning "heath" or "uncultivated land" and "ström" meaning "stream" or "current." This surname likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a stream flowing through a heath or moorland area.

One of the earliest known references to the name Hedstrom can be found in the Swedish church records from the parish of Västra Eneby, Östergötland, where a man named Johan Hedstrom was born in 1692. This record suggests that the name had already been established as a surname by the late 17th century in Sweden.

In the 19th century, a notable individual bearing the name Hedstrom was Gustaf Hedstrom, a Swedish engineer and inventor born in 1857. He is best known for his work on the development of early motorcycles and engines, and he co-founded the Indian Motorcycle Company in the United States.

Another important figure with the surname Hedstrom was Anders Hedstrom, a Swedish painter born in 1841. He is renowned for his landscape paintings depicting the natural beauty of Sweden, and his works are held in prestigious collections across the country.

In the 20th century, Sven Hedstrom, born in 1908, was a Swedish businessman and industrialist who played a significant role in the growth of the Swedish engineering and manufacturing industries. He served as the CEO of the Swedish company Sandvik AB for several decades.

Moving across the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Hedstrom surname in North America was in 1869, when a Swedish immigrant named Carl Hedstrom settled in Minnesota, United States. This suggests that the name had begun to spread beyond its Swedish origins by the late 19th century.

While the surname Hedstrom is primarily of Swedish origin, it has also been adopted by families in other parts of Scandinavia and Europe over the centuries, indicating its widespread use and cultural significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hedstrom

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

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

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