Hultgren Explained

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]

• 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

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/hultgren Hultgren surname distribution