The Helgen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 137 people carried this name — #125,282 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 25% from 110 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Helgen.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
24 people named Helgen is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Helgen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Geir Helgen 1939– · archaeologist
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Kristofer M. Helgen 1980– · zoologist
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Helgen.
- Heleine 109 · U.S. census
- Helf 573 · U.S. census
- Helfenstein 221 · U.S. census
- Helfer 1,530 · U.S. census
- Helfrich 3,482 · U.S. census
- Helfrick 306 · U.S. census
- Helie 173 · U.S. census
- Helin 480 · U.S. census
- Heline 146 · U.S. census
- Hell 373 · U.S. census
- Hellard 841 · U.S. census
- Helle 1,877 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Helgen is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.