The Amundson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,594 people carried this name — #5,280 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,589).

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In the Nordic population registers

34 people named Amundson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 34

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Amundson in American newspapers,
1906.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Amundson
New-york Tribune 1906-08-27
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Amundson
New-york Tribune 1906-09-17
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Amundson
New-york Tribune 1906-09-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,612 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Amundson in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1960s.

70 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Amundson. The most, 22, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 34
Queensland 22
New South Wales 7
Tasmania 3
Victoria 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Amundson.

Who carried it

People named Amundson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl Amundson
    Karl Amundson 1873–1938 · military personnel
  • Torsten Amundson
    Torsten Amundson 1878–1940 · physician
  • Erik Amundsson
    Erik Amundsson 1882–1938 · architect
  • Sixten Amundson
    Sixten Amundson 1886–1939 · architect
  • Christopher Amundson 1835–1914 · politician
  • Albert Amundson 1840–1920 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Amundson,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States420 records

420 records of the Amundson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 169
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 112
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 97
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert O. Amundson

    Born 1921 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1941 at Minneapolis; laundry worker from Hennepin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dale Harlan Amundson

    Born 1948; from Finley, North Dakota. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carolen- Amundson

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Arabic from Liverpool, aged 23; servant. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 420 records for Amundson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Amundson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Roaldi Amundson

    Buried in 1961 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 32.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Burgo Amundson

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Roll Amundson

    Married 1916 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Amundson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Amundson name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Catharina Amundson

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1841 in Middelburg.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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