The Engstrom surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,229 people carried this name — #5,578 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,166 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Engstrom surname

Borrowed from Swedish Engström, from äng (“meadow”) + ström (“stream, current”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Engstrom» (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

30 people named Engstrom 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
Vaud 10
Lucerne 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

16,272 people named Engstrom 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) 15,062
Finland (2026) 815
Norway (2025) 395

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

Engstrom in American newspapers,
1894–1912.

Newspaper page from The News-herald carrying the name Engstrom
The News-herald 1894-11-29
Newspaper page from Perrysburg Journal carrying the name Engstrom
Perrysburg Journal 1894-11-10
Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Engstrom
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1912-05-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,520 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Engstrom in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

867 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Engstrom. The most, 189, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 433
South Australia 195
Queensland 194
Victoria 37
Western Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Engstrom,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles O. Engstrom
    Charles O. Engstrom 1875– · lawyer
  • Arnell Engstrom
    Arnell Engstrom 1897–1970 · businessperson
  • Jean Engstrom
    Jean Engstrom 1920–1997 · actor
  • Elton Engstrom Sr. 1905–1963 · businessperson
  • Thelma Engstrom 1905–1957 · politician
  • Mary Claire Engstrom 1906–1997 · chairperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Engstrom,
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 States907 records

907 records of the Engstrom name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 311
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 211
  • Other U.S. records 385
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gunnar M. Engström

    Born 1911 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1941 at Boston; carpenter from Middlesex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bruce Einar Engström

    Born 1943; from White Plains, New York. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Christina Engström

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Erin from Liverpool, aged 17; servant. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 907 records for Engstrom 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 · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway175 records

175 records of the Engstrom name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Per Emil Karl Engstrøm

    Census of 1910: Grønlandsleret, Kristiania; seaman, born 1878 in Sweden.

    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 Ingeborg Engstrøm

    Census of 1910: Østregate, Grimstad; day labourer, born 1861 in Eken, Helgebostad.

    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 Ottar Engstrøm

    Census of 1910: Renvadet (plads), Aasnes; forestry worker, born 1888 in Sweden.

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

Showing 3 of 175 records for Engstrom 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).

Australia53 records

53 records of the Engstrom name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas F. Engström

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Montrose, aged 29; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jonas August Engstrom

    Retired of Nth Geelong, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Thomas August Engström

    Of Gunnedah, New South Wales; died 1888.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Engstrom in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands16 records

16 records of the Engstrom name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  • Dutch population registers 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Engström

    Born 1888 in Rotterdam. Married in 1910 in Rotterdam. Died 1955 in Rotterdam, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Engström

    Born 1916 in Rotterdam. Married in 1941 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Andreas Engstrom

    Died 1842 in Aan boord, aged 37; sailor.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Engstrom 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Finland15 records

15 records of the Engstrom name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 8
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 7
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Karl Edvard Vilhelm Engström

    Born 1909 in Pernaja; schoolteacher. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Porvoo.

    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 Karl Lennart Engström

    Born 1891 in Hanko; engineer. Died in 1918 in Mouhijärvi, 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 Karl Holger Engström

    Born 1920 in Pernaja; fisherman. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pernaja.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Engstrom in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (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).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Engstrom name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Oscar Engström

    Buried in 1984 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gunnar Engström

    Buried in 1987 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alex William Engstrom

    Died 1974; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

Showing 3 of 11 records for Engstrom in Canada.

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

Germany2 records

2 records of the Engstrom 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 Eduard Engström

    From Offenbach a. M. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 11 December 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 15 May 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 81).

    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 Theodor Engström

    From Offenbach a. M. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1917.

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

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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