Nygård Surname

51,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nygård Surname User-submission:

Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard is a surname of Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish origin. It means 'new homestead' or 'new farm'.

Nygård Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6,8481:75157
Finland1,9341:2,842435
Sweden8501:11,5841,014
Denmark2101:26,8802,760
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Nygård Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard is a surname of Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish origin. It means 'new homestead' or 'new farm'.

- Junie

Nygård Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nygård occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nygård? popularity and diffusion

Nygård is the 51,907th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 738,578 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nygård live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 6,848 people, or 1 in 751. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent live, Western Norway, where 31 percent live and Northern Norway, where 13 percent live. Apart from Norway Nygård exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 9 percent live.

Nygård Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nygård has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nygård last name declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nygård Last Name Statistics demography

Nygård earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning 315,663 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nygårdh9293/
Hnygård921/
Nygrd91137/
Negård83279/
Nigård8313/
Nygrds838/
Nesgård7769/
Neegård7712/
Neigård772/
Näsgård772/
Ånnegård7121/
Neesgård711/
Naygert6219/
Negrte5011/

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