Palmgren is a Swedish-language surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 59.1% of all known bearers of the surname Palmgren were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:4,096), 21.0% of the United States (1:423,011), 11.0% of Finland (1:12,325), 2.4% of Denmark (1:58,191) and 2.2% of Norway (1:57,779).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,096) in the following counties: 1. Gotland County (1:1,671) 2. Blekinge County (1:1,769) 3. Östergötland County (1:2,074) 4. Jönköping County (1:2,457) 5. Kalmar County (1:2,542) 6. Norrbotten County (1:3,059) 7. Halland County (1:3,360) 8. Södermanland County (1:3,723) 9. Stockholm County (1:3,777)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:12,325) in the following regions: 1. Uusimaa (1:6,016) 2. Central Ostrobothnia (1:6,687) 3. Lapland (1:7,220) 4. Åland (1:10,764) 5. Kymenlaakso (1:12,207)
People
Alvar Palmgren (1880–1960), Finnish botanist
Aurore Palmgren (1880–1961), Swedish film actress
Axel Palmgren (1867–1939), Finnish lawyer and politician
Eric Palmgren (1916–2015), Finnish Olympic sailor
Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren
Jayson Palmgren (b. 1989) Maikki Järnefelt-Palmgren (1871–1929), Finnish opera singer Maria Jonae Palmgren (1630–1708), Swedish scholar Niclas Palmgren (born 1970), Swedish politician Pontus Palmgren (1907–1993), Finnish zoologist Raoul Palmgren (1912–1995), Finnish writer Roger Palmgren, Swedish football manager Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren (1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor Valfrid Palmgren (1877–1967), Swedish politician; one of the first female members of the Stockholm City Council and a reformer of the public libraries.