Eklund

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Eklund (plural Eklunds)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eklund is the 8178^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4053 individuals. Eklund is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eklund”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 519.

Swedish

Etymology

From ek (“oak”) + lund (“grove”).

Proper noun

Eklund c (genitive Eklunds)

1. a surname