Hultgren is a surname of Swedish origin meaning 'Forest Branch'.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 51.3% of all known bearers of the surname Hultgren were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:3,116), 39.1% of the United States (1:150,084), 2.8% of Norway (1:29,725), 2.3% of Australia (1:169,813) and 1.9% of Argentina (1:374,943).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,116) in the following counties:
- 1. Kalmar County (1:1,079)
- 2. Östergötland County (1:1,552)
- 3. Jönköping County (1:1,720)
- 4. Värmland County (1:1,862)
- 5. Blekinge County (1:1,974)
- 6. Gotland County (1:2,017)
- 7. Kronoberg County (1:2,392)
- 8. Örebro County (1:2,769)
- 9. Västra Götaland County (1:2,889)
- 10. Dalarna County (1:2,977)
- 11. Västmanland County (1:2,981)
People
- Anne Hultgren, American scientist
- Axel Hultgren, (1886-1974), Metallography Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Chayne Hultgren, known as the Space Cowboy (Australian Circus and Freak show performer)
- David Hultgren, American politician and judge in Illinois
- Edvard Hultgren (1904 –1984), Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Kristoffer Hultgren, atmospheric scientist, Stockholm University, Sweden
- Petra Hultgren, Swedish actress and Miss Sweden 1995
- Ralph Raymond Hultgren (1905-1993), Metallurgy Professor UC Berkeley and Author
- Ralph Hultgren, Australian trumpet player and composer.
- Randy Hultgren, American politician, Illinois Representative
- Steven Hultgren, Irish Music Producer
References
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Hultgren. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories: