Hallström Surname

218,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hallström Surname Definition:

(German), Stony stream. Hall, bank of rocks.

Hallström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,7951:5,486515
Finland261:211,41217,592
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Hällström (1,020) & Hállström (1) are calculated separately.

Hallström Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Stony stream. Hall, bank of rocks.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Hallström Last Name Facts

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

Hallström is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hällström or Hállström. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallström? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,449th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,886,691 people. The last name Hallström occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hallström live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 1,795 people, or 1 in 5,486. In Sweden Hallström is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Skåne County, where 17 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.

Hallström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hallström has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hallström surname rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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