Korsgaard Surname

169,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Korsgaard Surname User-submission:

The Korsgaard surname comes from the Danish words kors, meaning 'cross', and gaard, meaning 'farm', 'yard'.

Korsgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,1791:2,591202
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Norway861:59,7948,537
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Greenland141:4,027416
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France61:11,070,454349,096
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Korsgaard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Korsgaard surname comes from the Danish words kors, meaning 'cross', and gaard, meaning 'farm', 'yard'.

- beedate

The surname Korsgaard means 'cross farm' in Danish (kors-gård/kryds-gård).

- deleted-173293

The surname Korsgaard means 'crossfarm'.

- mieaurora

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korsgard9458/
Karsgaard8969/
Kersgaard8923/
Kaarsgaard8435/
Kaersgaard8414/
Kersgard8242/
Karsgard823/
Kaardsgaard801/
Carsgaard782/
Korsgoord781/
Khourshard741/
Karshard711/
Corsaird711/
Korsarts711/
Korshorrd670/
Karzard637/
Korzart632/
Corcard631/
Corsart630/
Corchard5919/
Korzarts591/
Corzart502/
Corcord501/

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