Elggren Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elggren Surname User-submission:

The surname Elggren comes from the Swedish words elg, meaning 'elk', and gren, meaning 'branch'.

Elggren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Sweden521:189,36113,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Elggren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Elggren comes from the Swedish words elg, meaning 'elk', and gren, meaning 'branch'.

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Elggren Last Name Facts

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

Elggren is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elggren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Elggren occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Elggren reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Elggren is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States Elggren is most common in: Utah, where 71 percent are found, Arizona, where 7 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 21 percent are found.

Elggren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elggren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elggren surname increased 10,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elggren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elggren are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Elggren earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helggren931/
Elgren9244/
Helgren86988/
Ellgren86133/
Jelgren8630/
Elgreen862/
Ehlgren861/
Hellgren804,621/
Helgreen8017/
Helgrien8010/
Jellgren805/
Hjelgren801/
Algren77401/
Olgren77193/
Ilgren775/
Elgrin775/
Elgrem771/
Esselgren7528/
Hellgrenn7510/
Oehlgrien753/
Hellgreen751/
Haellgren751/
Elengreen750/
Elingreen750/
Ahlgren716,775/
Halgren71626/
Hesselgren71441/
Ohlgren71232/
Algreen71178/
Holgren7176/
Allgren7166/
Hilgren7151/
Gilgren7119/
Olgreen7116/
Ollgren7115/
Alhgren717/
Hellengren715/
Helgrem713/
Eyllengren713/
Helgrin711/
Ilgreen711/
Ellgrem711/
Alghren711/
Ellingreen710/
Hallgren675,939/
Hällgren671,078/
Hillgren67673/
Halgreen67565/
Gillgren67376/
Ahlgreen67258/
Holgreen6764/
Hollgren6755/
Hellgrén6747/
Hilgreen6738/
Ellgring6724/
Hellengreen6711/
Allgreen678/
Hesselgreen675/
Hyllgren675/
Höllgren675/
Hellgrem674/
Gilgreen674/
Holgrien673/
Ahlghren671/
Illgreen671/
Ahlgraen671/
Ahlgrenn671/
Alghreen671/
Haalgren671/
Healgrin670/

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