How common is the surname Lofgren?

3,109 people in the United States had the surname Lofgren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,307 Americans. It ranked 10,369th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lofgren?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lofgren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lofgren?

Zoe Lofgren, American politician, followed by Nils Lofgren.

Where is the surname Lofgren most common?

Wikidata records people named Lofgren in the United States.

Is the surname Lofgren getting more or less common?

More common. 3,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,109 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Lofgren

A Swedish surname, carried by 3,109 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L126

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lofgren is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Löfgren, from löf (“leaf”) + gren (“branch”).

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,109 people named Lofgren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,307 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,027.

#10,369

rank among US surnames

3,109

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,850)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,365	Bollman	3,110	99,275
#10,369	Lofgren	3,109	99,307
#10,371	Jiminez	3,108	99,339
#10,372	Fasano	3,107	99,371
#10,373	McLamb	3,106	99,403
#10,377	Fromm	3,105	99,435

Who is named Lofgren

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

94% of people named Lofgren identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lofgrens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zoe Lofgren
American politician, born 1947
Nils Lofgren
American rock musician, born 1951
Esther Lofgren
American rower, born 1985

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lofgren come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Löfgren, from löf (“leaf”) + gren (“branch”).
How common is the surname Lofgren?: 3,109 people in the United States had the surname Lofgren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,307 Americans. It ranked 10,369th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lofgren?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lofgren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lofgren?: Zoe Lofgren, American politician, followed by Nils Lofgren.
Where is the surname Lofgren most common?: Wikidata records people named Lofgren in the United States.
Is the surname Lofgren getting more or less common?: More common. 3,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,109 in 2010, up 2.7%.