Bergstrom Surname

36,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Bergstrom Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Mountain stream.

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Bergstrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0041:27,8733,483
Canada6181:59,6217,027
Sweden2251:43,7633,448
Australia1341:201,46019,724
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
England1081:515,90832,533
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Wales221:140,66110,115
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Chile191:927,18319,125
Cayman Islands181:3,550469
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
France131:5,109,440259,941
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Bergstrom (20) may also be a first name.

Bergstrom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Mountain stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: mountain stream, in Swedish.

- centurionion

Bergstrom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bergstrom occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergstrom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,143rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 499,147 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Bergstrom are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 13,004 people, or 1 in 27,873. In The United States Bergstrom is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, Washington, where 8 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Bergstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bergstrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bergstrom last name rose 3,326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bergstrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bergstrom last name are 8.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bergstrom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55% more than the national average, earning R 368,340 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,454 CAD per year.

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