Torgerson Surname

68,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Torgerson Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Thor'.

Torgerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4271:56,3966,716
Canada7521:48,9975,942
Sweden271:364,69525,646
England131:4,286,005132,302
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6421:78,2228,279

Torgerson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Thor'.

- willtorg

Torgerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torgerson (Russian: Торгерсон) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Torgerson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torgerson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,521st most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,005,179 people. The last name Torgerson is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Torgerson live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Torgerson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,427 people, or 1 in 56,396. In The United States Torgerson is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 21 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside and Utah, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Torgerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torgerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Torgerson surname expanded 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torgerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torgerson last name are 4.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Torgerson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $46,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Torgerson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torgerson in the Russian language
Торгерсонtorgerson-

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