Sallgren Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sallgren Surname User-submission:

According to story, came from Sweden to Boston. Name came from Salsbury Street. Evidently, they were Pedersen(son) in Sweden, but were running for some reason. From the Varmland area. Ancestor was a gun maker. Not sure when they came, but Roland Ina Sallgren may have been born in Sweden or in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Sallgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432

Sallgren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to story, came from Sweden to Boston. Name came from Salsbury Street. Evidently, they were Pedersen(son) in Sweden, but were running for some reason. From the Varmland area. Ancestor was a gun maker. Not sure when they came, but Roland Ina Sallgren may have been born in Sweden or in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Sallgren Last Name Facts

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

Sallgren has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sallgren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sallgren is the 2,293,424th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sallgren live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sallgren is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 42 percent are found, Virginia, where 27 percent are found and Montana, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent are found.

Sallgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sallgren last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Sallgren earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.42% more than the national average, earning R 347,952 per year and in United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sallgreen940/
Salgren9359/
Shallgreen890/
Sahlgren88421/
Shalgren889/
Callgren888/
Salgreen882/
Challgren82167/
Shellgren8288/
Callgreen8222/
Sahlgreen8216/
Shalgreen821/
Solgren8034/
Calgren8011/
Salgrin802/
Sollengren7814/
Shelgren75221/
Chalgren7589/
Sohlgren7552/
Calgreen7511/
Sahlgrén758/
Sollgrin751/
Chalgreen711/
Shelgreen710/
Jolgren6773/
Colgren6763/
Zolgren671/
Calgrin670/
Johlgren6330/
Solgrim532/
Colgrin530/
Hjalgrim505/

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