Explore the Family Name Nylund

The meaning of Nylund

Scandinavian, especially Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named with ny ‘new’ + lund ‘grove’. In Swedish it also occurs as an ornamental name. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sven, Erik, Lars, Mats, Sig.

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How common is the last name Nylund in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nylund held a steady rank in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving only slightly from 24,857 to 24,855. The number of individuals with this surname increased by 6.49 percent during this decade, going up from 940 to 1,001. However, the proportion of people named Nylund per 100,000 decreased slightly by 2.86 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,857	#24,855	0.01%
Count	940	1,001	6.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nylund

In terms of ethnicity, the same Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals bearing the Nylund surname identify as White, representing 96.06 percent in 2000 and decreasing minutely to 95.60 percent in 2010. The next largest group identified themselves as having two or more ethnic identities, but their representation saw a decrease of 10.99 percent over the decade, falling from 1.91 percent to 1.70 percent. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising by 40.62 percent, although they still represented only a small fraction of the total at 1.80 percent in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all had zero representation for this surname in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	95.6%	-0.48%
Hispanic	1.28%	1.8%	40.62%
Two or More Races	1.91%	1.7%	-10.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%