The Torgerson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,923 people carried this name — #6,843 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted. That is up 8% from 4,545 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Torgerson surname

A surname from Sweden/Swedish.

Americanized form of Norwegian Torgersen or Sweden/Swedish: Torgerson.

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

In the Nordic population registers

32 people named Torgerson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 32

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).

In print

Torgerson in American newspapers,
1911–1919.

Newspaper page from Decorah-posten Og Ved Arnen carrying the name Torgerson
Decorah-posten Og Ved Arnen 1911-01-10
Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Torgerson
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1919-06-06
Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Torgerson
The Daily Ardmoreite 1917-08-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,684 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Torgerson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Helena Stone Torgerson
    Helena Stone Torgerson 1878–1941 · composer
  • Torger Torgerson Stokka 1833–1914
  • Torger Andreas Torgerson 1838–1906
  • David Torgerson Stokka 1841–1865
  • T. H. Torgerson 1850–1918 · politician
  • David Torgerson Stokka 1865–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Torgerson,
in the records of 3 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 States253 records

253 records of the Torgerson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 104
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 98
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph E. Torgerson

    Born 1908 in Wyoming. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; painter from Marion County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Barrent Otto Torgerson

    Born 1948; from Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, heavy vehicle driver; died in an accident 1969 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record George B. Torgerson

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1999; buried at Devils Lake Cemetery, North Dakota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 253 records for Torgerson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Torgerson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Andrew Torgerson

    Died 1975; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record C. R. Torgerson

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

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Torgerson

    Died 1976; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Torgerson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Torgerson name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Anton Torgerson

    Hotelkeeper of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert Sverre Torgerson

    Labourer of Albert Park, Victoria; died 1926.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Rupert M. Torgerson

    Teacher of Footscray, Victoria; died 1952.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Torgerson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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