Wallgren

Wallgren Meaning & Origin

About Wallgren
The surname Wallgren is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "wall" meaning "wall" or "rampart" and "gren" meaning "branch" or "twig." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wallgren can be interpreted as "wall branch" or "rampart twig." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with walls or branches, or it could have been a topographic name for someone living near a wall or a boundary.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Wallgren is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Wallgren: 609
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 36,695
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wallgren based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Wallgren is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALKRN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W042605
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 L G R AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɔlgrən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALKRN', 'FLKRN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W426

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wallgren in Braille

Here's how to represent Wallgren in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Wallgren in braille

How to sign the name Wallgren using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Wallgren using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Wallgren in sign language

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