Fagerholm (surname)

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

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 62.7% of all known bearers of the surname Fagerholm were residents of Finland (frequency 1:7,129), 23.5% of Sweden (1:34,072), 9.5% of the United States (1:3,087,618) and 2.5% of Norway (1:165,882).

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:7,129) in the following regions:

• 1. Åland (1:547)
• 2. Ostrobothnia (1:934)
• 3. Southwest Finland (1:4,896)
• 4. Uusimaa (1:4,969)
• 5. Central Ostrobothnia (1:5,573)

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:34,072) in the following counties:

• 1. Halland County (1:11,761)
• 2. Södermanland County (1:17,451)
• 3. Stockholm County (1:19,341)
• 4. Kalmar County (1:23,637)
• 5. Kronoberg County (1:27,340)
• 6. Värmland County (1:30,826)
• 7. Västmanland County (1:32,422)

People

• Karl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984), Finnish politician
• Anneli Aarika-Szrok (1924–2004), née Fagerholm, Finnish opera singer
• Monika Fagerholm (born 1961), Finnish author
• Michael Monroe (born 1962), real name Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm, Finnish rock musician
• Ardis Fagerholm (born 1971), Swedish pop singer
• Samuel Fagerholm (born 1992), Finnish football manager and former footballer