The Nyström surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,122 people carried this name — #8,030 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,051 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Nyström surname

Borrowed from Swedish Nystrom, from ny (“new”) + ström (“stream”).

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

In the Nordic population registers

14,853 people named Nyström 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) 12,766
Finland (2026) 1,758
Norway (2025) 329

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

Nyström in American newspapers,
1906–1922.

Newspaper page from The Pensacola Journal carrying the name Nyström
The Pensacola Journal 1922-12-16
Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Nyström
Scranton Wochenblatt 1906-08-09
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Nyström
The Brookings Register 1916-04-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,217 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nyström in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

807 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nyström. The most, 298, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 619
Western Australia 84
New South Wales 46
Victoria 41
ACT (Canberra) 5
South Australia 5
Tasmania 5

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

Who carried it

People named Nyström,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl F. Nystrom 1881–1961 · inventor
  • William Nystrom 1902–1989 · politician

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

In the public record

People named Nyström,
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 States614 records

614 records of the Nyström name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 196
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • Other U.S. records 279
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl R. Nyström

    Born 1916 in Washington. Enlisted 1941 at Portland, Oregon; machinist from Lane County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Eagle Point National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Joha Nyström

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Campania from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; 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 Thomas Allen Nyström

    Born 1949; from Anaheim, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 614 records for Nyström in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Norway219 records

219 records of the Nyström name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Alfred Nystrøm

    Census of 1910: Grønlund, Kraakstad; farmer and forestry worker, born 1850 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 Olava Nystrøm

    Census of 1910: Tangen (gaard), Skogn; housekeeper, born 1829 in Gudbransdalen.

    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 Ludvig Nystrøm

    Census of 1910: Nedre Langgate, Tønsberg; painter, born 1871 in Tønsberg.

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

Showing 3 of 219 records for Nyström 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).

Finland71 records

71 records of the Nyström name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 41
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 30
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Nils Henrik Nyström

    Born 1908 in Helsinki; master builder. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    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 Johan Bertil Nyström

    Born 1876 in Porvoo; general labourer. Died in 1918 in Helsinki, 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 Lauri Nyström

    Born 1912 in Mynämäki; labourer. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Mynämäki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 71 records for Nyström 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).

Australia27 records

27 records of the Nyström name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Per W. Nystrom

    Masseur of Elsternwick, Victoria; died 1932.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hugo A. Nyström

    Arrived in Victoria in 1892 aboard the Hohenstaufen, aged 41.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Nyström

    Seaman aboard the Morialta, Queensland in 1886.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Nyström in Australia.

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

Canada16 records

16 records of the Nyström name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leander Nyström

    Died 1974; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

    Died 1927; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Olof Edmund Nystrom

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Nyström 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Nyström name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elisabeth Helene Nyström

    Born 1955 in Paris; died 1994 in Garat (Charente).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lars Peter Holding Nyström

    Born 1949 in Sweden; died 1990 in Saint-Martin (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Claude Georges Nyström

    Born 1939 in Belgium; died 1992 in Saint-Pierre (La Réunion).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Nyström name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johan August Nyström

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1846 in Kalmar Slott.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Nyström in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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