Holmgren Surname

31,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Holmgren Surname Definition:

(Swedish) River island branch.

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Holmgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden10,5731:93167
United States4,3061:84,1759,530
Norway5101:10,0831,112
Canada4411:83,5509,291
Denmark3521:16,0361,572
Finland1411:38,9844,962
Australia641:421,80833,593
Chile601:293,6088,514
Argentina591:724,46549,289
France441:1,509,607143,950
England361:1,547,72466,012
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Malta301:14,342837
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
China41:341,830,39216,990
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

The alternate forms: Holmgrén (5) are calculated separately.

Holmgren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) River island branch.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname is Swedish in orgin. It is an ornamental last name meaning "island branch".

- jessholm

Holmgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holmgren is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Holmgrén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmgren? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,638th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 431,957 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Holmgren live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 10,573 people, or 1 in 931. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found, Västerbotten County, where 13 percent are found and Skåne County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Holmgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holmgren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holmgren last name rose 2,760 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holmgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holmgren last name are 4.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Holmgren earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning 309,488 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.44% more than the national average, earning R 305,220 per year; in United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $51,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holmgrén965/
Holmgreen94305/
Olmgren933/
Holmgrün8826/
Golmgren8816/
Holmgrem8814/
Helmgren8811/
Holmgrin883/
Holmgryn881/
Halmgren881/
Jolmgren881/
Hjalmgren821/
Almgren803,575/
Elmgren801,170/
Ulmgren8018/
Ölmgren8014/
Elmgreen75206/
Almgreen7521/
Jalmgren7510/
Elmgrreen711/
Almgrén672/

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