Palmgren

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Palmgren, an ornamental surname composed of the elements palm (“palm”) and gren (“branch”).

Proper noun

Palmgren (plural Palmgrens)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Palmgren is the 39960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Palmgren is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Palmgren”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.