How common is the surname Holmgren?

3,160 people in the United States had the surname Holmgren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,704 Americans. It ranked 10,197th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Holmgren?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Holmgren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Holmgren?

Chet Holmgren, American basketball player (born 2002), followed by David Holmgren.

Where is the surname Holmgren most common?

Wikidata records people named Holmgren in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Holmgren getting more or less common?

More common. 3,150 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,160 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Holmgren

A surname, carried by 3,160 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holmgren is more common than 93.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,160 people named Holmgren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,704 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,150.

#10,197

rank among US surnames

3,160

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,472)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,189	Thome	3,163	97,612
#10,191	O'Loughlin	3,162	97,642
#10,193	Pizzo	3,161	97,673
#10,197	Garr	3,160	97,704
#10,199	Swint	3,159	97,735
#10,200	Hunsinger	3,158	97,766
#10,204	Thakkar	3,157	97,797

Who is named Holmgren

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Holmgren identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holmgrens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chet Holmgren
American basketball player (born 2002)
David Holmgren
Australian environmental designer, born 1955
Paul Holmgren
American ice hockey player, born 1955
Patricia Kern Holmgren
American botanist, botanical collector, curator, editor and director of the William and Ly, born 1940
Mike Holmgren
American football coach, executive, born 1948

Notable Holmgrens come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holmgren

Holmgren has the Soundex code H452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H452.

Questions

How common is the surname Holmgren?: 3,160 people in the United States had the surname Holmgren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,704 Americans. It ranked 10,197th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holmgren?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Holmgren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Holmgren?: Chet Holmgren, American basketball player (born 2002), followed by David Holmgren.
Where is the surname Holmgren most common?: Wikidata records people named Holmgren in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Holmgren getting more or less common?: More common. 3,150 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,160 in 2010, up 0.3%.