Engstrom Surname

51,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Engstrom Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Meadow stream.

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Engstrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9331:40,5754,985
Canada3281:112,33411,995
Sweden1901:51,8253,994
Australia1541:175,29717,847
England1271:438,72529,288
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Wales91:343,83718,086
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Denmark81:705,58939,626
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Malta11:430,2723,380
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

The alternate forms: Engstrõm (1) are calculated separately.

Engstrom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Meadow stream.

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

User-submitted Reference

Engström (Engstrom is the anglicized version), a common Swedish last name that has spread throughout the globe. It has been common in Sweden for a long time and it belongs to the bourgeoisie ("those who live in the borough", meaning people of the city, many with occupations such as merchants and craftsmen). It started to spread in Sweden in the 1600s but it became more common in the 1700s.

The meaning is 'meadow by the stream'. Eng is the Old Swedish form of the word, ang, meaning 'meadow'. Ström is the second most common bourgeoisie name ending, meaning 'current' or 'stream'.

Source (in Swedish).

- zenobia98

From Connecticut, where many bearers can be found. It means 'meadow by a river'.

- killtrend

Engstrom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engstrom (Russian: Энгстром) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Engstrõm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engstrom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,279th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,900 people. The surname Engstrom is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Engstrom reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,933 people, or 1 in 40,575. In The United States Engstrom is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Engstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Engstrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Engstrom surname grew 2,502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 385 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engstrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Engstrom last name are 10.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Engstrom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $51,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Engstrom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engstrom in the Russian language
Энгстромengstrom-

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