# Ekstrom (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ekstrom/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Swedish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,795 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,659 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,356 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (2,879 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Eckstrom |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Ekström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ek (“oak”) and ström (“river, current, stream”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ekstrom in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Eckstrom, Estrada, Estrella, Easter, Easterling, Escudero, Easterday, Easterly, Ester, Eastridge, Easterwood, Esters.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.