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    The surname Nystrom

    A Swedish surname, carried by 4,122 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N236

    Nystrom: #8,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nystrom #8,030, 4,122 people Nystrom: #8,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nystrom #8,030, 4,122 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nystrom is more common than 95.1% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Borrowed from Swedish Nystrom, from ny (“new”) + ström (“stream”).

    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 4,122 people named Nystrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,902 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,051.

    #8,030
    rank among US surnames
    4,122
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #7,570)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,027Polson4,12574,847
    #8,028Giffin4,12474,866
    #8,029Fulford4,12374,884
    #8,030Nystrom4,12274,902
    #8,032Kirkham4,12174,920
    #8,036Gullett4,11774,993

    Who is named Nystrom

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

    95% of people named Nystrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nystroms

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eric Nystrom
      American ice hockey player, born 1983
    • Emilia Nyström
      Beach volleyball player, born 1983
    • Erika Nyström
      Beach volleyball player, born 1983

    Notable Nystroms come mostly from Finland (2) and the United States (1).

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nystrom come from?
    Borrowed from Swedish Nystrom, from ny (“new”) + ström (“stream”).
    How common is the surname Nystrom?
    4,122 people in the United States had the surname Nystrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,902 Americans. It ranked 8,030th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nystrom?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nystrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Nystrom?
    Eric Nystrom, American ice hockey player, followed by Emilia Nyström.
    Where is the surname Nystrom most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nystrom in Finland and the United States.
    Is the surname Nystrom getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,122 in 2010, up 1.8%.