Korsgaard Surname
Approximately 2,555 people bear this surname
Korsgaard Surname User-submission:
The Korsgaard surname comes from the Danish words kors, meaning 'cross', and gaard, meaning 'farm', 'yard'.
Korsgaard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2,179 | 1:2,591 | 202 |
| United States | 196 | 1:1,849,280 | 120,610 |
| Norway | 86 | 1:59,794 | 8,537 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Greenland | 14 | 1:4,027 | 416 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 1:9,800 | 861 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Korsgaard Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Korsgaard surname comes from the Danish words kors, meaning 'cross', and gaard, meaning 'farm', 'yard'.
- beedateThe surname Korsgaard means 'cross farm' in Danish (kors-gård/kryds-gård).
- deleted-173293The surname Korsgaard means 'crossfarm'.
- mieauroraKorsgaard Demographics
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Korsgaard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korsgaard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Korsgaard has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korsgaard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Korsgaard is the 169,006th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,852,268 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Korsgaard are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Korsgaard is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 2,179 people, or 1 in 2,591. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 31 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 19 percent live. Beside Denmark this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.
Korsgaard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Korsgaard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korsgaard surname grew 19,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Korsgaard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Korsgaard last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Korsgaard earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning 370,762 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $50,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,874 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korsgard | 94 | 58 | / |
| Karsgaard | 89 | 69 | / |
| Kersgaard | 89 | 23 | / |
| Kaarsgaard | 84 | 35 | / |
| Kaersgaard | 84 | 14 | / |
| Kersgard | 82 | 42 | / |
| Karsgard | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kaardsgaard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carsgaard | 78 | 2 | / |
| Korsgoord | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khourshard | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karshard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Corsaird | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korsarts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korshorrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Karzard | 63 | 7 | / |
| Korzart | 63 | 2 | / |
| Corcard | 63 | 1 | / |
| Corsart | 63 | 0 | / |
| Corchard | 59 | 19 | / |
| Korzarts | 59 | 1 | / |
| Corzart | 50 | 2 | / |
| Corcord | 50 | 1 | / |
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