Dahlgren Surname

42,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dahlgren Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Valley branch.

Dahlgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,2811:1,568142
United States4,6121:78,5908,971
Finland3281:16,7582,408
Canada2871:128,38213,382
Norway2671:19,2592,449
Denmark1781:31,7123,296
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia291:930,88655,860
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Wales211:147,35910,403
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
France131:5,109,440259,941
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Panama51:782,45211,059
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

The alternate forms: Dahlgrén (14) are calculated separately.

Dahlgren (34) may also be a first name.

Dahlgren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Valley branch.

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

Dahlgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dahlgren is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Dahlgrén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahlgren? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,484th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 594,320 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Dahlgren live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Scandinavia. Dahlgren is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 6,281 people, or 1 in 1,568. In Sweden Dahlgren is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Not including Sweden it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Finland, where 3 percent live.

Dahlgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dahlgren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dahlgren surname increased 2,778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dahlgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dahlgren last name are 8.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dahlgren earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.12% more than the national average, earning 429,557 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning R 283,632 per year; in United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,702 CAD per year.

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