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

Ohlund, 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 Ohlund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ohlund in America

Ohlund is the 79846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ohlund surname appeared 238 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 Ohlund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ohlund 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 Ohlund

The surname OHLUND has its origins in Sweden, where it first appeared in the 17th century. It is a locational name derived from the Swedish words "ohl" meaning "river" and "und" meaning "meadow". This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived near a meadow by a river.

Early records show OHLUND appearing in parish registers and tax rolls from various parts of southern Sweden, such as Skåne and Småland. The earliest known bearer of the name was Nils Ohlund, a farmer born in 1632 in the village of Torsåker, Småland.

In the 18th century, the OHLUND name spread to other parts of Scandinavia, including Denmark and Norway. Some variations in spelling emerged, such as Oolund and Olund, reflecting regional dialects and local pronunciations.

One notable early bearer of the OHLUND name was Johan Ohlund (1709-1789), a Swedish merchant and shipowner from Gothenburg. He played a significant role in establishing trade routes between Sweden and the West Indies.

The 19th century saw OHLUND families emigrating from Sweden to North America, particularly to the United States and Canada. Lars Ohlund (1823-1901), a farmer from Ljungby, Småland, was among the first to settle in Minnesota in the 1850s.

Other notable individuals with the OHLUND surname include:

1. Nils Ohlund (1884-1962), a Swedish architect known for designing several prominent buildings in Stockholm.
2. Mattias Ohlund (born 1976), a Swedish professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL.
3. Erik Ohlund (1897-1981), a Swedish artist and painter known for his landscape and still life paintings.
4. Anna Ohlund (1870-1947), a Swedish women's rights activist and one of the first female lawyers in Sweden.
5. Johannes Ohlund (1851-1923), a Norwegian physicist and professor at the University of Oslo, known for his work in electromagnetism.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ohlund

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

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

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