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Holmgren Ranking

In the United States, the name Holmgren is the 8,051st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Holmgren migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Holmgren Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johan Gustaf Holmgren, aged 24, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1846 2
  • Johannson Holmgren, aged 25, who arrived in America in 1853 2
  • Johan Holmgren, aged 25, who arrived in America in 1853 2
  • Charles John Sigfried Holmgren, who landed in Mississippi in 1899 2
Holmgren Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Julius Holmgren, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1903 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Holmgren (post 1700) +

  • David Holmgren (b. 1955), American ecologist, ecological design engineer and writer
  • Paul Howard Holmgren (b. 1955), American former professional ice hockey right winger
  • Michael George Holmgren (b. 1948), former American professional football coach
  • Theresa Holmgren, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Stratford; Elected 1932 3
  • Oscar Holmgren, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 53rd District, 1919-20 3
  • Ann Margret Holmgren (1850-1940), Swedish author, feminist and pacifist
  • Herman Teodor Holmgren (1842-1914), Swedish architect
  • Sara Holmgren (b. 1979), Swedish handball player
  • Arne Holmgren (b. 1940), Swedish biochemist
  • Rolf Erling Holmgren (b. 1946), Swedish actor and scriptwriter
  • ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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