Bergroth is a Swedish-language surname, that is 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).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:24,322) in the following regions: Åland (1:2,153) Central Ostrobothnia (1:2,229) Southwest Finland (1:6,689) Ostrobothnia (1:17,380) Uusimaa (1:21,920)
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:65,645) in the following regions:Bergroth surname distribution Gävleborg County (1:7,001) Västmanland County (1:21,614) Jönköping County (1:38,216) Uppsala County (1:43,720) Södermanland County (1:46,536) Stockholm County (1:53,419)
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
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