Bergroth is a Swedish-language surname, more common in Finland than in Sweden.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 54.2% of all known bearers of the surname Bergroth were residents of Finland (frequency 1:24,322), 36.0% of Sweden (1:65,645), 3.1% of Argentina (1:3,287,963), 2.9% of Australia (1:1,981,156), 1.7% of the United States (1:51,607,325) and 1.2% of Norway (1:1,028,470).

Bergroth

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:24,322) in the following regions: 1. Åland (1:2,153) 2. Central Ostrobothnia (1:2,229) 3. Southwest Finland (1:6,689) 4. Ostrobothnia (1:17,380) 5. Uusimaa (1:21,920)

Bergroth

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:65,645) in the following regions: 1. Gävleborg County (1:7,001) 2. Västmanland County (1:21,614) 3. Jönköping County (1:38,216) 4. Uppsala County (1:43,720) 5. Södermanland County (1:46,536) 6. Stockholm County (1:53,419)

Bergroth

People

Edvin Bergroth (1836–1917), Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos

Ernst Evald Bergroth (1857–1925), Finnish physician and entomologist

Kersti Bergroth (1886–1975), Finnish author and playwright

Waldemar Bergroth (1852–1928), Finnish clergyman and politician

Ilmi Hallsten née Bergroth (1862–1936), Finnish teacher and politician

Jannika Wirtanen née Bergroth (b. 1985), Finnish singer

References

Swedish-language surnames