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

Nyland, 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 Nyland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nyland in America

Nyland is the 20792nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nyland surname appeared 1,270 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 Nyland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nyland 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 Nyland

The surname Nyland originated in Norway during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old Norse words "ny" meaning new and "land" meaning land or territory. The name likely referred to someone who settled on newly cultivated or acquired land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Nyland can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of Norwegian diplomatic documents from the 12th century. In this collection, a person named Thorstein Nyland is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction in the year 1187.

During the Viking Age, many Norwegians ventured to other parts of Europe and the British Isles, including individuals bearing the name Nyland. In the Domesday Book, a medieval census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, there is a reference to a landowner named Radulfus de Niuland in the county of Yorkshire, England.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure named Erling Nyland served as a member of the royal council under King Haakon IV of Norway. Erling is recorded as having played a significant role in the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Perth in 1266, which resolved territorial disputes between Norway and Scotland.

Another notable individual with the surname Nyland was Ingrid Nyland, a Norwegian noblewoman who lived in the 14th century. She was the wife of Baron Hartvig Krummedike, a powerful landowner and military commander in Denmark.

In the 16th century, a renowned scholar and theologian named Hans Nyland was born in Bergen, Norway (c. 1520 - 1595). He studied at the University of Copenhagen and later became a professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen, making significant contributions to the reformation movement in Scandinavia.

Throughout history, variations of the name Nyland have been recorded, such as Niuland, Nyeland, and Nylande. These variations often reflect regional spelling differences or adaptations to different languages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nyland

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

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

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