Rosén is a Swedish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 96.9% of all known bearers of the surname ''Rosén'' were residents of

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(frequency 1:1,475) and 1.5% of Norway (1:50,415). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,475) in the following counties:Rosén surname distribution
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Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

(1:784) * 2.

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geo ...

(1:824) * 3. Östergötland County (1:826) * 4.

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

(1:957) * 5. Dalarna County (1:1,007) * 6.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Septe ...

(1:1,039) * 7. Södermanland County (1:1,193) * 8. Uppsala County (1:1,245) * 9. Örebro County (1:1,333) * 10. Halland County (1:1,470) In the United States the surname is recorded as Rosen despite efforts by families and people with the surname to have it corrected. Populations with the name are known to live in Minnesota, Colorado, Washington, and New Jersey.

People

* Anton Rosén (Born 1991), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider * Bengt Rosén (1936–2017), Swedish politician *

Calle Rosén Calle Rosén (born 2 February 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Rosén played as a youth with Frölunda HC before making his pro ...

(born 1994), Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman *

Conny Rosén Conny Rosén (born 24 March 1971) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional ...

(born 1971), Swedish footballer * Erik Rosén (1883–1967), Swedish film actor *

Gunhild Rosén Gunhild Rosén (7 December 1855 - 1928) was a Swedish ballerina, choreographer and a ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. Gunhild Rosén was born in Norrköping, and was a student of Anders Selinder. She became a figurant d ...

(1855–1928), Swedish ballerina, choreographer and ballet master *

Gustav Rosén Gustav Rosén (2 April 1876 – 10 December 1942) was a Swedish newspaper owner, journalist and politician. He went to jail and he was Minister of Defence and the Governor of Västerbotten County. He is known for children's day in Umeå, beech line ...

(1876–1942), Swedish newspaper owner, journalist and politician * Jonas Rosén (born 1958), Swedish fencer *

Kjell Rosén Kjell Rosén (24 April 1921 – 13 June 1999) was a Swedish footballer who played the majority of his career at Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most suc ...

(1921–1999), Swedish footballer *

Magnus Rosén Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish musician, born 1963 in Gothenburg. He was the bassist of Swedish band HammerFall from 1997 to 2007. Magnus Rosén started to play bass when he was 15 years old. after playing bass for three years he went on his fir ...

(born 1963), Swedish musician * Nils Rosén (1902–1951), Swedish footballer *

Robert Rosén Robert Rosén (born ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for the Växjö Lakers in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Rosén started his professional career in 2003 with the Division 2 team Alvesta SK, ...

(born 1987), Swedish professional ice hockey centre * Sven Rosén (1887–1963), Swedish gymnast * Sven Rosén (1708–1750), Swedish Radical-Pietistic writer and leader

References

{{surname Swedish-language surnames

Geographical distribution

People

See also

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