Ahlgren Surname

72,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ahlgren Surname User-submission:

This ornamental surname is derived from al (alder) and gren (branch), thus meaning 'alder branch'.

Ahlgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,6391:2,706258
United States1,5891:228,10522,022
Finland1,0001:5,497876
Denmark2181:25,8932,643
Norway921:55,8948,011
Canada641:575,71247,839
England511:1,092,51152,584
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Ahlgrén (45) are calculated separately.

Ahlgren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This ornamental surname is derived from al (alder) and gren (branch), thus meaning 'alder branch'.

- kerogero001

Ahlgren Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ahlgren Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ahlgren occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ahlgrén. Click here for further possible spellings of Ahlgren.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlgren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ahlgren is the 72,738th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,075,653 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Ahlgren live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,639 people, or 1 in 2,706. In Sweden Ahlgren is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Skåne County, where 20 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Finland, where 15 percent live.

Ahlgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ahlgren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ahlgren surname expanded 4,295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 638 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahlgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ahlgren last name are 12.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ahlgren earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning 318,337 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,147 CAD per year.

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