Appelgren Surname

198,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Appelgren Surname User-submission:

Appelgren means 'apple branch' in Swedish, derived from äppelgren or äpple-gren. It refers to an apple tree; denotes someone who collected apples.

Appelgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,2851:7,663709
Chile2281:77,2653,104
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Finland1291:42,6105,315
Denmark791:71,4527,101
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Norway431:119,58815,719
France321:2,075,710171,237
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Appelgrén (21) are calculated separately.

Appelgren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Appelgren means 'apple branch' in Swedish, derived from äppelgren or äpple-gren. It refers to an apple tree; denotes someone who collected apples.

- deleted-173293

Appelgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Appelgren is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Appelgrén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Appelgren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,981st most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,470,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Appelgren reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,285 people, or 1 in 7,663. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found and Skåne County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Appelgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Appelgren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Appelgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Appelgren are 20.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Appelgren earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 26.34% less than the national average, earning 254,920 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning R 225,288 per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,076 USD per year.

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