Hurtig is a Swedish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 48.7% of all known bearers of the surname Hurtig were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:5,620), 18.5% of the United States (1:543,235), 14.4% of Germany (1:154,286), 7.6% of Finland (1:19,988), 4.1% of Canada (1:252,041), 1.2% of Poland (1:844,639) and 1.0% of Norway (1:138,982).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,620) in the following counties: Dalarna County (1:1,794) Jämtland County (1:2,174) Örebro County (1:2,971) Gävleborg County (1:3,836) Södermanland County (1:3,878) Uppsala County (1:4,727) Västra Götaland County (1:4,979) Norrbotten County (1:5,016) Skåne County (1:5,115)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:19,988) in the following regions:Hurtig surname distribution Lapland (1:1,203) Tavastia Proper (1:11,143) North Ostrobothnia (1:11,724) Ostrobothnia (1:12,414)
People Catarina Hurtig (born 1975), Swedish journalist Jules Hurtig (1868–1928), American theatre producer Lina Hurtig (born 1995), Swedish footballer Lisa Hurtig (born 1987), Swedish football player Mel Hurtig (1932–2016), Canadian publisher, writer and politician Pär Hurtig (born 1957), Swedish rower Ralph Hurtig (1932–2017), Swedish rower
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