Nordstrom Surname

52,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Nordstrom Surname Definition:

(Swedish) North river.

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Nordstrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3391:43,4665,332
Canada7951:46,3475,689
Sweden1251:78,7745,875
Australia1071:252,29623,217
England1071:520,73032,731
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales41:773,63329,106
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Nordstrom (12) may also be a first name.

Nordstrom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) North river.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Of Swedish origin, combining "nord" which translates to "north" and "ström" which translates to "river" to make Nordstrom or "North River".

- zoe.nordstrom

Nordstrom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nordstrom Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nordstrom is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordstrom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,731st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 751,603 people. The last name Nordstrom is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Nordstrom reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,339 people, or 1 in 43,466. In The United States Nordstrom is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Nordstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nordstrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nordstrom last name rose 3,756 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nordstrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nordstrom last name are 7.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Nordstrom earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $47,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $47,140 CAD per year.

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