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

Nordin, 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 Nordin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nordin in America

Nordin is the 11846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nordin surname appeared 2,642 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 Nordin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nordin 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 Nordin

The surname Nordin originated in Scandinavia, particularly in Sweden and Norway. It is an old Norse name derived from the words "norðr" meaning "north" and "vin" meaning "friend" or "meadow." The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th century.

In Sweden, the Nordin surname was prevalent in the northern regions, such as Norrland and parts of Svealand. It was often associated with people who lived in the northern areas or had connections to those regions. Some historical records indicate that the name was sometimes spelled as Nordhin or Nordvin in its earlier forms.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Nordin name was Nils Nordin, a Swedish merchant who lived in the 15th century. He was documented in the records of the Hanseatic League, a powerful trading network that dominated maritime commerce in Northern Europe during that time.

In Norway, the Nordin surname was more commonly found in the western and central regions, such as Vestlandet and Trøndelag. Some notable Norwegians with this surname include Lars Nordin, a 17th-century priest and author, and Olav Nordin, a 19th-century politician and member of the Norwegian Parliament.

The Nordin name also has historical connections to Finland, where it is often spelled as Nordlund or Nordlund. One of the earliest recorded instances of this variation is from the 16th century, when a man named Erik Nordlund was mentioned in the tax records of the town of Åbo (now Turku).

Another notable bearer of the Nordin surname was Johan Nordin, a Swedish mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 18th century. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

In the United States, the Nordin surname can be traced back to Swedish and Norwegian immigrants who arrived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the earliest recorded instances is from 1887, when a man named Carl Nordin settled in Minnesota.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nordin

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

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

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