How common is the surname Nygren?

1,755 people in the United States had the surname Nygren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,923 Americans. It ranked 16,395th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nygren?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nygren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nygren?

Buu Nygren, American politician (born 1986).

Is the surname Nygren getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,755 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Nygren

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,755 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nygren is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

From Swedish Nygren.

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,755 people named Nygren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,923 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,770.

#16,395

rank among US surnames

1,755

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,252)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,390	Hoeppner	1,756	175,823
#16,395	Bebout	1,755	175,923

Who is named Nygren

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Nygren identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nygrens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Buu Nygren
American politician (born 1986)

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nygren come from?: From Swedish Nygren.
How common is the surname Nygren?: 1,755 people in the United States had the surname Nygren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,923 Americans. It ranked 16,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nygren?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nygren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nygren?: Buu Nygren, American politician (born 1986).
Is the surname Nygren getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,755 in 2010, down 0.8%.