Thorgerson Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

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

Thorgerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorgerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
England41:13,929,515290,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Thorgerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorgerson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorgerson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thorgerson is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Thorgerson live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Thorgerson is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States Thorgerson is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 34 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 27 percent reside and Washington, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Thorgerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorgerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorgerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorgerson last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

Thorgerson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torgerson957,250/
Thorgeirson9583/
Thorgersson954/
Thorgeirsson91102/
Thorgersen90495/
Torgersson90145/
Torgeirson9011/
Thorgerzon9010/
Torcgerson901/
Thargerson900/
Torgeirsson864/
Torgersen845,387/
Targerson8422/
Torserson841/
Torgersom841/
Torgeirsen8017/
Torgeersen801/
Targersen741/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorgerson
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