Torgersen

Torgersen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Torgersen.

Proper noun

Torgersen (plural Torgersens)

1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Torgersen is the 25503^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 969 individuals. Torgersen is most common among White (95.98%) individuals.

Further reading

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