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

Sjöstedt, 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 Sjöstedt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sjöstedt in America

Sjöstedt is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sjöstedt surname appeared 213 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 Sjöstedt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sjöstedt 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 Sjöstedt

The surname Sjostedt originated in Sweden during the 17th century. It is a locative name, derived from a farmstead or village name that likely contained the Old Norse word "sjostr", meaning "lake". This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name lived near a lake or body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Sjostedt name appears in the parish records of Västra Göinge, a rural area in the Swedish province of Skåne, in the late 1600s. The spelling at the time was often rendered as "Siöstedt" or "Siostedt", before standardizing to the modern form.

In the 18th century, a notable Sjostedt was Nils Sjostedt, a farmer and landowner born in 1742 in the village of Östra Ljungby, Skåne. Records show he was granted a substantial land allotment in recognition of his contributions to the local community.

The 19th century saw the Sjostedt name spread beyond its origins in southern Sweden. Johan Sjostedt (1803-1877), a merchant from Göinge, established a successful trading company in the coastal city of Gothenburg.

In the early 20th century, Yngve Sjostedt (1866-1939) was a renowned Swedish entomologist and explorer. He led several scientific expeditions to Africa and authored numerous works on insect biology and taxonomy.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Gunnar Sjostedt (1919-2003), a Swedish-American theologian and professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He wrote extensively on the history of Christian thought and the philosophy of religion.

While the Sjostedt name originated in a specific region of Sweden, it has since spread worldwide through migration and descendants of these early bearers. However, the name remains most prevalent in its homeland, a testament to its enduring Swedish roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sjöstedt

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

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

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