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

Nyholm, 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 Nyholm surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nyholm in America

Nyholm is the 54055th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nyholm surname appeared 382 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nyholm.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nyholm 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 Nyholm

The surname Nyholm is of Scandinavian origin, specifically from Sweden and Norway. It is derived from the Old Norse words "ny" meaning new and "holm" meaning a small island or a river holme, referring to a newly formed or newly discovered island.

The earliest recorded use of the name Nyholm can be traced back to the 16th century in Sweden. It was commonly found in coastal regions and areas near lakes or rivers, where the formation of new islands or river holms was a natural occurrence.

One of the earliest known references to the name Nyholm is found in the Swedish parish records from the late 1500s, where a family with the surname Nyholm is mentioned as residing in the coastal town of Kalmar.

In Norway, the name Nyholm is believed to have originated in the 17th century, possibly as a variation of the similar-sounding Norwegian surname Nyhuus or Nyhus, which also means "new house" or "new homestead."

Notable individuals with the surname Nyholm include:

1. Peder Nyholm (1538-1612), a Swedish merchant and shipowner from Stockholm, who was known for his successful trading ventures in the Baltic region.

2. Johannes Nyholm (1677-1744), a Norwegian Lutheran minister and theologian who served as the Bishop of Trondheim.

3. Catharina Nyholm (1791-1856), a Swedish painter and one of the first female artists to be admitted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

4. Carl Nyholm (1834-1899), a Swedish inventor and engineer who developed improvements to the safety lamp used in mining.

5. Johan Nyholm (1856-1932), a Norwegian politician and lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Norway from 1925 to 1926.

Over time, the surname Nyholm has spread beyond its Scandinavian origins to other parts of Europe and the world, but its roots can be traced back to the coastal regions of Sweden and Norway, where it originated as a descriptive name for those living on newly formed islands or river holms.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nyholm

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

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 Nyholm 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 Nyholm 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 Nyholm was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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