Find out how popular the last name Nygren is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Nygren.

Nygren, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Nygren surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nygren in America

Nygren is the 16395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nygren surname appeared 1,755 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Nygren.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nygren to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Nygren

The surname NYGREN has its origins in Sweden. It is believed to have emerged in the late 17th or early 18th century. The name is derived from the Swedish words "ny" meaning new and "gren" meaning branch or twig. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a newly established settlement or area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name NYGREN can be found in the parish records of Örebro County, Sweden, from the late 1600s. The name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Västmanland and Närke in central Sweden during this time period.

In the late 18th century, a man named Anders Nygren (1733-1809) was a prominent farmer and landowner in the village of Hällefors, Västmanland. His descendants continued to use the NYGREN surname in the area for generations.

Another notable figure with the NYGREN surname was Carl Gustaf Nygren (1856-1917), a Swedish architect who designed several notable buildings in Stockholm, including the Grand Hôtel and the Riksdagshuset (the Parliament House).

In the 20th century, Gustaf Nygren (1892-1976) was a Swedish Lutheran minister and theologian who served as the Bishop of Lund from 1958 to 1962.

Moving beyond Sweden, the NYGREN surname has also been documented in other Scandinavian countries, such as Norway and Finland, likely due to migration patterns within the region.

One notable Norwegian with the NYGREN surname was Olaf Nygren (1874-1957), a politician and trade unionist who served as the Mayor of Oslo from 1923 to 1937.

While the NYGREN surname is primarily associated with Scandinavia, it has also been documented in other parts of the world, likely due to emigration from Sweden and other Nordic countries over the past few centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nygren

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Nygren.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Nygren was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Nygren has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Nygren was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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