The Lundgren surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,198 people carried this name — #4,894 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,119 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lundgren surname

From lund (“grove”) + gren (“branch”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lundgren» (Swedish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

20,467 people named Lundgren are counted in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 19,533
Finland (2026) 500
Norway (2025) 434

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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lundgren in American newspapers,
1906–1917.

Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Lundgren
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1911-12-01
Newspaper page from The Democratic Banner carrying the name Lundgren
The Democratic Banner 1917-03-02
Newspaper page from Lyon County Times carrying the name Lundgren
Lyon County Times 1906-07-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,628 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lundgren in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

433 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lundgren. The most, 170, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 161
Western Australia 104
Victoria 94
South Australia 37
Queensland 22
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lundgren.

Who carried it

People named Lundgren,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gunnar Lundgren d. 1980 · military personnel
  • Maria Elisabeth Lundgren 1745–1809
  • Johan Lundgren 1750–1830 · church painter
  • Carl Gustaf Lundgren 1779–1854 · engraver
  • Carl Martin Lundgren 1780–1852 · businessperson
  • Ludvig Lundgren 1789–1853 · engraver

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lundgren,
in the records of 9 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,102 records

1,102 records of the Lundgren name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 310
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 238
  • Other U.S. records 554
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl S. Lundgren

    Born 1912 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Los Angeles, California; machinist. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Osborn H. Lundgren

    Born 1921 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1942 at Hartford; shipping clerk from Fairfield County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Saint John's Cemetery, Stratford, Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Karl Lundgren

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; miner. From Moscow, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,102 records for Lundgren in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway249 records

249 records of the Lundgren name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Julius Lundgren

    Census of 1910: Sagveien, Drammen; sawmill worker, born 1880 in Drammen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Alfred Lundgren

    Census of 1910: Sørli, Aker; agent, born 1862 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Jeppe Lundgren

    Census of 1910: Hafstad Kreds, Arendal; ship's mate, born 1876 in Barbu.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 249 records for Lundgren in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Netherlands85 records

85 records of the Lundgren name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 50
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 34
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Nils Lundgren

    Married in 1862 in Amsterdam; seaman. Died 1902 in Haarlem, aged 69.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Nicolaas Gerardus Lundgren

    Born 1875 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. Married in 1899 in Wormerveer; metalworker. Died 1961 in Dordrecht, aged 85.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adriana Martina Lundgren

    Born 1900 in Wormerveer. Died 1919 in Wormerveer, aged 18.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Zaanstad (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 85 records for Lundgren in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia42 records

42 records of the Lundgren name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 25
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Karl Lundgren

    Arrived in Queensland in 1888 aboard the Jumna, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest Oscar Lundgren

    Retired of Mt Waverley, Victoria; died 1981.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwin Lundgren

    Arrived in Victoria in 1921 aboard the Nordic, aged 43.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Lundgren in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Finland26 records

26 records of the Lundgren name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 14
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 12
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Juho Kustaa Lundgren

    Born 1877 in Punkalaidun; labourer. Died in 1918 in Ilmajoki, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Tuure Konsta Lundgren

    Born 1906 in Kuhmalahti; bricklayer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Orivesi.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Johan Arvo Lundgren

    Born 1912 in Orivesi; border guard. Died in 1939 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Orivesi.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Lundgren in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Lundgren name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 12
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ewen Alfred Lundgren

    Buried in 1980 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 60.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Roy Lundgren

    Died 1997, aged 47; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Karl Ludvig Lundgren

    Died 1960; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 25 records for Lundgren in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Lundgren name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Grace Alice Elsa Lundgren

    Born 1906 in Monaco; died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Olle Lundgren

    Born 1923 in Sweden; died 1994 in Beaune (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Lundgren in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Lundgren name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Theodor Lundgren

    From Bremerhaven. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 20 January 1916 (Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 21).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Lundgren

    From Chemnitz. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 29 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Lundgren in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Lundgren name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. W. Lundgren

    Major. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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