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

Hermanson, 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 Hermanson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hermanson in America

Hermanson is the 8402nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hermanson surname appeared 3,937 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 Hermanson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hermanson 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 Hermanson

The surname Hermanson is of Swedish origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Herman." The name Herman is derived from the Germanic elements "heri" meaning army, and "man" meaning man. Thus, Hermanson literally means "son of the army man."

The earliest recorded instances of the Hermanson surname can be found in Swedish church records from the 16th century. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Hans Hermanson, born in Västerås, Sweden in 1567. Another early bearer of the name was Olof Hermanson, a farmer from Småland, Sweden, who lived in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Hermanson name appears in various historical documents, such as land records and tax rolls. One notable individual was Johan Hermanson (1632-1708), a Swedish clergyman and author who served as the Bishop of Strängnäs.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Hermanson surname spread across Sweden and into other Scandinavian countries. Several individuals with this name achieved prominence, including Carl Herman Hermanson (1773-1851), a Swedish businessman and landowner, and Nils Hermanson (1818-1899), a Norwegian painter and art professor.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Swedes bearing the Hermanson surname immigrated to the United States and other parts of the world. One notable American with this name was Charles Hermanson (1887-1962), a Swedish-American inventor and engineer who developed the first successful automatic transmission for automobiles.

Other notable individuals with the Hermanson surname include Gunnar Hermanson (1903-1991), a Swedish author and literary critic, and Hans Hermanson (1912-1998), a Swedish entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Hermanson Group, a major international conglomerate.

The Hermanson surname has remained prevalent in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, as well as among the Swedish diaspora around the world. While its origins can be traced back to medieval Sweden, the name has a rich history and has been borne by numerous notable individuals over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hermanson

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

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

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