Ekholm

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Ekholm, from ek (“oak”) + holm (“island”).

Proper noun

Ekholm (plural Ekholms)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ekholm is the 37899^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Ekholm is most common among White (95.9%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

From ek (“oak”) + holm, archaic form of holme (“small island”).

Proper noun

Ekholm c (genitive Ekholms)

1. a surname