The 20 Most Common Surnames in Stearns County are SO Scandinavian
From Johnson to Lieser, here are the 20 most common surnames found in Stearns County.
Everybody knows that Minnesota is home of the Vikings -- both culturally and per our NFL football team. So it should come as no surprise that most of the surnames found on the following list are of Scandinavia origin, though you'll also find a smattering of English, Irish, German and other European heritages as well.
Per Forebears.com, here are the 20 most common last names in Stearns County (last updated 2014):
Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnson | 1,391 | 1:113 |
2 | Anderson | 1,029 | 1:153 |
3 | Meyer | 840 | 1:188 |
4 | Olson | 650 | 1:242 |
5 | Nelson | 641 | 1:246 |
6 | Miller | 584 | 1:270 |
7 | Peterson | 520 | 1:303 |
8 | Smith | 501 | 1:314 |
9 | Schmitz | 451 | 1:349 |
10 | Schneider | 440 | 1:358 |
11 | Schmidt | 393 | 1:401 |
12 | Heinen | 369 | 1:427 |
13 | Klaphake | 368 | 1:428 |
14 | Hansen | 360 | 1:438 |
15 | Larson | 358 | 1:440 |
15 | Thompson | 358 | 1:440 |
17 | Fischer | 354 | 1:445 |
18 | Weber | 340 | 1:463 |
19 | Theisen | 334 | 1:472 |
20 | Lieser | 329 | 1:479 |
According to the Stearns County Government website, Stearns County was established in 1855. For sake of comparison, here are the 20 most common last names in Stearns County 25 years later in 1880:
1 | Smith | 198 | 1:111 |
2 | Miller | 158 | 1:139 |
3 | Johnson | 119 | 1:185 |
4 | Brown | 88 | 1:250 |
5 | Olson | 83 | 1:265 |
6 | Meyer | 73 | 1:301 |
7 | Becker | 63 | 1:349 |
8 | Kramer | 60 | 1:366 |
9 | Theisen | 59 | 1:372 |
10 | Weber | 57 | 1:385 |
11 | Campbell | 54 | 1:407 |
12 | Davis | 53 | 1:414 |
13 | Nelson | 52 | 1:422 |
14 | Halvorson | 49 | 1:448 |
15 | Clark | 47 | 1:467 |
15 | Barrett | 47 | 1:467 |
17 | Anderson | 46 | 1:478 |
17 | Gray | 46 | 1:478 |
19 | Ethen | 45 | 1:488 |
19 | Baker | 45 | 1:488 |
So, do you have one of the most common last names in Stearns County or know someone who does?
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