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

Lundell, 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 Lundell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lundell in America

Lundell is the 16525th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lundell surname appeared 1,738 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 Lundell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lundell 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 Lundell

The surname Lundell has its origins in Sweden, with records dating back to the early 16th century. The name is derived from the Old Swedish word "lund," meaning a small grove or meadow. It was initially used as a descriptive name for someone who lived near or worked in such a grove.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lundell can be found in the Swedish Census Rolls of 1530, where a man named Olof Lundell is listed as a resident of the parish of Stora Tuna in Dalarna County. This suggests that the name was already well-established in certain regions of Sweden by the mid-16th century.

In the 17th century, the Lundell name appears in various church records and historical documents across Sweden. Notable examples include Nils Lundell, a farmer from Värmland who was born in 1612, and Karin Lundell, a midwife from Östergötland who was active in the late 1600s.

The Lundell surname is also closely associated with the Swedish town of Lund, which was founded in the 10th century and became an important center of learning and culture during the Middle Ages. It is likely that some individuals with the Lundell name may have originated from or had connections to this town.

Moving into the 18th and 19th centuries, several prominent individuals with the Lundell surname left their mark in various fields. One such figure was Carl Lundell (1784-1862), a Swedish painter known for his landscape and genre works. Another was Johan August Lundell (1851-1928), a renowned botanist and explorer who conducted extensive research in Brazil and other parts of South America.

Other notable bearers of the Lundell name include Vilhelm Lundell (1824-1888), a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag (parliament), and Anna Lundell (1870-1943), a pioneering Swedish feminist and educator who played a significant role in the women's suffrage movement.

Throughout its history, the Lundell surname has also been subject to various spelling variations, such as Lundel, Lundahl, and Lunddahl, reflecting regional dialects and scribal variations over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lundell

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

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

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