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

Torgersen (Russian: Торгерсен) occurs most in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Torgersen is the 89,103^rd most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,352,802 people. The surname Torgersen is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Torgersen are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Torgersen is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 3,930 people, or 1 in 1,308. In Norway Torgersen is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 54 percent reside, Western Norway, where 29 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Torgersen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Torgersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 holding the Torgersen surname are 3.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.42% registered to vote for the 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.