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Where Does The Last Name Torgersen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Torgersen (Russian: Торгерсен) is found most in Norway. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torgersen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 89,103^rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,352,802 people. The surname Torgersen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Torgersen live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 3,930 people, or 1 in 1,308. In Norway Torgersen is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 54 percent live, Western Norway, where 29 percent live and Northern Norway, where 6 percent live. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Torgersen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Torgersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torgersen surname expanded 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torgersen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Torgersen surname are 3.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Torgersen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning 345,741 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,449 CAD per year.