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

Nystrom, 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 Nystrom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nystrom in America

Nystrom is the 8030th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nystrom surname appeared 4,122 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 Nystrom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nystrom 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 Nystrom

The surname Nystrom originated in Sweden, likely during the 17th or 18th century. It is derived from the Swedish words "ny" meaning "new" and "strom" meaning "stream" or "current." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a newly formed stream or current.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in Swedish church records from the 18th century. One notable example is Johan Nystrom, born in 1732 in Västergötland, who served as a soldier during the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790.

In the 19th century, the name began to spread beyond Sweden. Peter Nystrom, born in 1822 in Östergötland, was a Swedish-American engineer who invented the Nystrom method for calculating the area of a plane figure. He emigrated to the United States in the 1850s and worked on various railroad projects.

Another notable figure with this surname was Anders Nystrom, born in 1834 in Värmland. He was a Swedish politician and journalist who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden for a brief period in 1905.

The name also appears in historical records from Finland, likely due to the close cultural and linguistic ties between Finland and Sweden. One example is Vilho Nystrom, a Finnish architect born in 1884, who designed several notable buildings in Helsinki in the early 20th century.

In the United Kingdom, the name Nystrom can be traced back to the late 19th century, likely brought by Swedish immigrants. One example is William Nystrom, born in 1865 in London, who was a prominent businessman and philanthropist.

While the surname Nystrom is most common in Sweden, it can also be found in other Nordic countries, as well as in areas with significant Swedish or Finnish immigration, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nystrom

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

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

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