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

Tvedt, 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 Tvedt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tvedt in America

Tvedt is the 41799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tvedt surname appeared 520 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 Tvedt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tvedt 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 Tvedt

The surname Tvedt originated in Norway, with its earliest recorded usage dating back to the 13th century. The name is derived from the Old Norse word "tveir," meaning "two," and "veit," meaning "path" or "way." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a place where two paths or roads converged.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Tvedt name can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian documents, where a person named Tord Tvedt is mentioned in a document from the year 1299. This suggests that the name was already established in Norway by that time.

In the 16th century, the Tvedt name appears in various records from the Agder region of southern Norway, particularly in the areas around the towns of Mandal and Flekkefjord. This indicates that the name may have originated in or around these areas.

Notable individuals with the Tvedt surname include Hans Tvedt, a Norwegian farmer and landowner who lived in the 18th century and is mentioned in several historical records from the Agder region. Another prominent figure was Peder Tvedt, a Norwegian sailor and explorer who participated in several expeditions to the Arctic regions in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, the Tvedt name gained recognition through the work of the Norwegian author and poet, Jens Tvedt, who was born in 1857 and is known for his contributions to the Norwegian literary canon. Another notable individual was Olav Tvedt, a Norwegian politician and member of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) who served from 1945 to 1965.

While the Tvedt name is primarily associated with Norway, it has also been found in other Scandinavian countries, such as Sweden and Denmark, likely due to migration and intermarriage between these neighboring regions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tvedt

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

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

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