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

Nylund, 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 Nylund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nylund in America

Nylund is the 24855th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nylund surname appeared 1,001 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 Nylund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nylund 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 Nylund

The surname Nylund originates from Sweden and dates back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Swedish words "ny" meaning new and "lund" meaning grove or small wood. The name likely referred to a person who lived near a newly established wooded area.

Nylund was initially found in historical records from the regions of Västergötland, Småland, and Östergötland in southern Sweden. In the 16th century, the name was sometimes spelled as Nylunder or Nylunder, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Nylund can be found in the Swedish church records from the late 16th century. In 1587, a man named Nils Nylund was listed as a landowner in the parish of Huskvarna, Småland.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Nylund became more widespread across Sweden. Notable individuals bearing this surname include Erik Nylund (1635-1701), a prominent merchant and shipowner from Gothenburg, and Carl Nylund (1712-1778), a renowned painter from Stockholm.

As Sweden expanded its influence through exploration and colonization, the name Nylund also found its way to other parts of the world. In the late 18th century, a Swedish officer named Johan Nylund (1756-1824) served in the Swedish army and later settled in the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean.

Another notable figure was Anders Nylund (1835-1905), a Swedish-American entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Nylund Machine Company in Chicago, Illinois, in the late 19th century.

In more recent history, the name Nylund has been associated with several accomplished individuals, such as the Swedish writer Arne Nylund (1910-1988) and the Finnish ice hockey player Sami Nylund (born 1974).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nylund

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

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

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