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

Steensland, 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 Steensland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Steensland in America

Steensland is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Steensland surname appeared 165 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 Steensland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Steensland 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 Steensland

The surname Steensland is of Norwegian origin, tracing its roots back to the Viking era. It is believed to have originated in the western regions of Norway, specifically in the areas around the city of Bergen.

The name Steensland is derived from the Old Norse words "steinn" meaning stone, and "land" meaning land or territory. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a stony or rocky area, or perhaps a landowner with a property characterized by its rocky terrain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Steensland can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian diplomatic documents dating back to the 12th century. In this collection, a certain "Thorstein Steensland" is mentioned as a landowner in the Bergen region around the year 1230.

During the 14th century, the name appears in several legal documents and land records from the surrounding areas of Bergen. One notable figure was Eirik Steensland, a prominent merchant and ship owner who lived in the city of Bergen during the late 1300s.

As the centuries progressed, the Steensland family spread throughout Norway, with branches of the family establishing themselves in various regions. In the 16th century, a notable figure was Bjorn Steensland, a Lutheran priest and scholar who was born in Trondheim in 1542 and played a significant role in the Norwegian Reformation.

Another notable individual with the surname Steensland was Ingrid Steensland, a Norwegian artist and painter who lived in the late 19th century. She was born in 1864 in the town of Hamar and gained recognition for her landscape paintings depicting the rugged beauty of the Norwegian countryside.

In the early 20th century, the name Steensland gained further prominence with the birth of Nils Steensland, a Norwegian explorer and adventurer. Born in 1891 in Stavanger, he led several expeditions to the Arctic regions and was one of the first people to cross the Greenland ice cap on skis.

While the surname Steensland is not among the most common in Norway today, it remains a part of the country's rich cultural heritage, with its origins deeply rooted in the Viking era and the rugged landscapes of the western Norwegian regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Steensland

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

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

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