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

Sodergren, 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 Sodergren surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sodergren in America

Sodergren is the 38902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sodergren surname appeared 567 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 Sodergren.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sodergren 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 Sodergren

The surname Sodergren has its origins in Sweden and dates back to the 17th century. It is believed to be derived from the Swedish words "söder" meaning "south" and "gren" meaning "branch" or "twig". This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a southern region or perhaps worked with branches or twigs in some capacity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Sodergren name can be found in church records from the parish of Skedevi in Östergötland County, Sweden. A man by the name of Nils Sodergren was listed as a resident there in the late 1600s. Around this time, the name was sometimes spelled differently, such as "Södhergren" or "Södhergren".

In the 18th century, the Sodergren name appeared in various Swedish records and documents, including military rolls and land ownership records. One notable individual was Johan Sodergren, a farmer and landowner who was born in 1734 in the village of Hällby in Östergötland. He was recorded as owning a substantial amount of property in the area.

As Swedish emigration to North America increased in the 19th century, the Sodergren name began to appear in records in the United States and Canada. One of the earliest instances was Anders Sodergren, who was born in 1819 in Småland, Sweden, and later emigrated to Minnesota in the 1860s.

Another prominent figure was Gustaf Sodergren, a Swedish-American artist and painter who was born in 1865 in Kristianstad, Sweden. He later immigrated to the United States and became known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the American West.

In the 20th century, the Sodergren name continued to be found across various parts of the world, including Sweden, the United States, and other countries with Swedish immigrant populations. One notable individual was Nils Sodergren, a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as the Swedish ambassador to Canada from 1955 to 1960.

Overall, the surname Sodergren has a rich history dating back centuries in Sweden, with various individuals bearing this name leaving their mark in various fields, from farming and land ownership to art and diplomacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sodergren

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

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

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