Dahlgren is a Swedish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 51.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Dahlgren'' were residents of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(frequency 1:1,568), 37.6% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

(1:78,773), 2.7% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(1:16,759), 2.3% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(1:130,028), 2.2% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

(1:19,260) and 1.5% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

(1:31,711). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,568) in the following counties: * 1.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bot ...

(1:699) * 2.

Gotland County Gotland County ( sv, Gotlands län) is a county or '' län'' of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County ...

(1:991) * 3.

Värmland County Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince Carl P ...

(1:1,075) * 4.

Jämtland County Jämtland County ( sv, Jämtlands län, ) is a county or '' län'' in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small uninhabited strips of ...

(1:1,145) * 5.

Halland County Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county ('' län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. It borders the counties of Västra Göta ...

(1:1,167) * 6.

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...

(1:1,257) * 7.

Östergötland County Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or ''län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the n ...

(1:1,314) * 8.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

(1:1,410) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:16,759) in the following regions:Dahlgren surname distribution
/ref> * 1.

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

(1:1,700) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:4,345) * 3.

Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia ( fi, Keski-Pohjanmaa; sv, Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. Historical provinces Municipalities ...

(1:4,458) * 4.

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavasti ...

(1:6,964) * 5.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

(1:10,597)

People

Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren (23 December 1925 – 24 March 1986) was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Centre Party. He served at the Riksdag (lower chamber) 1961–1970, and of the unicameral Riksdag 1970 to his death in 1986. From 1982 to 1 ...

(1925–1986), Swedish politician who was a member of the Centre Party *

Charles G. Dahlgren Charles Gustavus Ulrich Dahlgren (August 13, 1811 – December 18, 1888) was a brigadier general of Mississippi State Troops (or Mississippi Militia) with allegiance to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He command ...

(1811–1888), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War *

Dagmar Dahlgren Dagmar Dahlgren (January 17, 1880 - October 20, 1951) was a dancer, singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era from Los Angeles, California. Her career in motion pictures lasted from 1920 to 1922. Biography Dagmar Sophie Dahlgre ...

(1880–1951), American singer and silent film era motion picture actress *

Babe Dahlgren Ellsworth Tenney "Babe" Dahlgren (June 15, 1912 – September 4, 1996) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946 for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves, ...

(1912–1996), American baseball player *

Edward C. Dahlgren Edward Carl Dahlgren (March 14, 1916 – May 31, 2006) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Biography Dahlgren joined the ...

(1916–2006), United States Army soldier *

Eva Dahlgren Eva Charlotte Dahlgren (; born 9 June 1960) is a Swedish pop musician and singer-songwriter. Career Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show ''Sveriges magasin'' and her debut album ''Fi ...

(born 1960), Swedish singer *

Fredrik August Dahlgren Fredrik August Dahlgren (20 September 1816 – 16 February 1895) was a Swedish writer, playwright and songwriter. Biography Dahlgren was born in Nordmark parish in Värmland, Sweden. He was the son of Barthold Dahlgren, the manager of the mines ...

(1816–1895) Swedish writer, playwright and songwriter *

George Dahlgren George Arthur Dahlgren (April 17, 1887 – January 16, 1940) was a football player in the National Football League. Dahlgren was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was the eldest son of Edwin Dahlgren, who was born in Sweden, and Pauline, wh ...

(1887–1940), player in the National Football League *

Gertrud Dahlgren Life Gertrud Dahlgren (1931–2009) was a Swedish botanist. She was born at Klippan in Scania, and after graduating from university at Helsingborg went to the University of Lund for graduate studies. There she obtained her M.Sc. in chemistry ...

(1931–2009), Swedish botanist * Jay Dahlgren (born 1948), Canadian javelin thrower *

Jeff Dahlgren Jeff Dahlgren is an American actor, singer, guitarist and music producer. Dahlgren's career includes singing in punk rock band Wasted Youth, star in the London-based film/mini-series ''Kosmos'', and star of the French film '' Giorgino''. As a ...

, American guitarist and producer *

Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner (born 21 April 1984) is an Argentine hammer thrower. Having spent much of her life in the United States, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia. She set the US collegiate hammer record and was the NC ...

(born 1984), Argentine hammer thrower * John A. Dahlgren (1809–1870), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy officer *

John Olof Dahlgren John O. Dahlgren (September 14, 1872 – February 11, 1963) was an American corporal serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Dahlgren was born September 14, 18 ...

(1872–1963), American Medal of Honor recipient * Karl Fredrik Dahlgren (1791–1844), Swedish poet * Kevin Dahlgren (1992–2018), American convicted of a quadruple murder in the Czech Republic *

Leif Dahlgren Leif Evert Dahlgren (6 February 1906 – 16 April 1998) was a Swedish decathlete who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish. Leif was the Swedish champions in penta ...

(1906–1998), Swedish decathlete *

Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren (pen names, Corinne and Cornelia; July 13, 1825 – May 28, 1898) was an American writer, translator, and anti-suffragist. Her volume, ''Idealities'' (Philadelphia, 1859) was her first work in book form. Thereafter, she f ...

(1825-1898; pen name, "Corinne"), American writer, translator, anti-suffragist *

Mathias Dahlgren Mathias Dahlgren (born 10 March 1969 in Umeå) is a Swedish chef, who won the culinary championship Bocuse d'Or in 1997.Andersson, Malin, ''Mat och Vänner'' (#3, 2008). Four times selected the Swedish Chef of the Year, Dahlgren ran t ...

(born 1969), Swedish chef, who won the culinary championship Bocuse d'Or in 1997 * Mikael Dahlgren (born 1984), Swedish footballer who currently plays for Landskrona BoIS *

Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren (born 1 December 1979 in Skellefteå) is a Swedish auto racing driver who currently competes for the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He previously competed in Australia and New Zealand for a single season in the V8 Superca ...

(born 1979), Swedish auto racing driver *

Rolf Dahlgren Rolf Martin Theodor Dahlgren (7 July 1932 – 14 February 1987) was a Swedish-Danish botanist and professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1973 to his death. Life Dahlgren was born in Örebro on 7 July 1932 to apothecary Rudolf Dahlgren ...

(1932–1987), Swedish-Danish botanist *

Ulric Dahlgren Ulric Dahlgren (April 3, 1842 – March 2, 1864) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the son of Union Navy Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren and nephew to Confederate Brigadier General Charles G. Dahlgren. He ...

(1842–1864), Colonel, U.S. Army officer

References

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