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

Skoglund, 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 Skoglund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Skoglund in America

Skoglund is the 15272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Skoglund surname appeared 1,923 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 Skoglund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Skoglund 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 Skoglund

The surname Skoglund is of Swedish origin, derived from the Old Swedish words "skog" meaning "forest" and "lund" meaning "grove." It originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near or in a forest grove. The name likely emerged during the Viking Age, between the 8th and 11th centuries.

Skoglund was initially concentrated in the southern regions of Sweden, particularly in the provinces of Småland and Östergötland. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 16th century, with mentions in parish records and tax rolls from that time period.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Skoglund was Per Skoglund, a farmer from Eksjö, Småland, who was born around 1580. Another notable figure was Johan Skoglund (1592-1668), a Lutheran minister and theologian from Vadstena, Östergötland.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in the Oxenstierna family archives, which documented the estates and landholdings of the influential Swedish noble family. This suggests that individuals with the Skoglund surname may have been associated with or employed by the Oxenstiernas during that time.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the name remained prevalent in rural areas of southern Sweden, with many Skoglunds working as farmers, foresters, or in related occupations tied to the land and forests.

One notable Skoglund was Carl Johan Skoglund (1786-1858), a military officer and landowner from Växjö, Småland, who served in the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1808-1809. Another was Anders Skoglund (1818-1892), a farmer and politician from Sävsjö, Småland, who served in the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some Skoglunds emigrated from Sweden to North America, settling in areas with established Swedish communities, such as Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States, and Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Skoglund

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

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

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