The Eklund surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,053 people carried this name — #8,178 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,966 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Eklund surname

Borrowed from Swedish Eklund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ek (“oak”) and lund (“grove”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Eklund» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

25 people named Eklund live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 16
Geneva 5
Aargau 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

18,521 people named Eklund are counted in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 14,591
Finland (2026) 3,499
Norway (2025) 431

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Eklund in American newspapers,
1865.

Newspaper page from Westliche Blätter carrying the name Eklund
Westliche Blätter 1865-12-03
Newspaper page from Westliche Blätter carrying the name Eklund
Westliche Blätter 1865-12-10
Newspaper page from Westliche Blätter carrying the name Eklund
Westliche Blätter 1865-12-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,541 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eklund in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1980s.

968 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eklund. The most, 350, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 666
New South Wales 112
Victoria 64
Tasmania 63
South Australia 42
ACT (Canberra) 12
Western Australia 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eklund.

Who carried it

People named Eklund,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl Eklund d. 1980 · military personnel
  • Johan Lewin Eklund 1701–1775 · hippologist
  • Eric Eklund 1713–1766 · linguist
  • Anders Eklund 1737–1802 · painter
  • August Wilhelm Eklund 1812–1837 · cartographer
  • Johan Eklund 1839–1922 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eklund,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States689 records

689 records of the Eklund name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 201
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 201
  • Other U.S. records 287
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Howard A. Eklund

    Born 1922 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Ironwood; machinist from Gogebic County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Brita Eklund

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Aller from Bremen, aged 22; servant. From Finland, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Mark James Eklund

    Born 1951; from Morris, Minnesota. U.S. Army, heavy vehicle driver; died of illness 1971 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 689 records for Eklund in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Norway161 records

161 records of the Eklund name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Sigrid Augusta Eklund

    Census of 1910: Sandakerveien, Kristiania; maidservant, born 1889 in Kalmar.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Marthine Eklund

    Census of 1910: Harald Haarfagres gate, Tønsberg; housekeeper, born 1846 in Slagen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristian Eklund

    Census of 1910: Hopen (fartøi), Bodin; born 1864 in Hol Buksnes.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 161 records for Eklund in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland94 records

94 records of the Eklund name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 56
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 38
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Valter Emil Eklund

    Born 1904 in Helsingin mlk; farmer. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Vantaa.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Toivo Nikolai Kaarlonpoika Eklund

    Born 1897 in Kullaa; sheet-metal worker. Died in 1918 in Hämeenlinna, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Rudolf Bernhard Eklund

    Born 1919 in Sipoo; labourer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Sipoo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 94 records for Eklund in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Eklund name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Eklund

    Former postal employee of Alphington, Victoria; died 1925.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Chas Eklund

    Seaman aboard the Deniscore, Queensland in 1892.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John H. Eklund

    Manuf agent of Murrumbeena, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Eklund in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Eklund name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Delia Eklund

    Buried in 1971 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 62.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Luella Juliet Eklund

    Died 1983, aged 67; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Louis Rudolf Eklund

    Died 1925; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Eklund in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Eklund name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elsa Lovisa Eklund

    Married in 1913 in Rotterdam. Died 1966 in Schiedam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Schiedam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Charles Peter Eklund

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johan August Eklund

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Eklund in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Eklund name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Eklund

    From Subkau, Dirschau. Reported taken prisoner in the Imperial Navy casualty list of 31 December 1915.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Arendt Eklund

    From Wrixum, Schleswig. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 12 June 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Eklund in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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