Torgeson Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

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

Torgeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torgeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9341:388,07234,138
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Torgeson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torgeson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Torgeson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torgeson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 375,572nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. The last name Torgeson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Torgeson reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Torgeson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 388,072. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 14 percent reside, Minnesota, where 12 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Peru, where 0 percent reside.

Torgeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Torgeson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Torgeson surname grew 649 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torgeson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torgeson surname are 10.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Torgeson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,184 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Torgeson
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