Holmström is a Swedish-language surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 71.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Holmström'' were residents of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(frequency 1:1,444) and 26.7% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(1:2,162). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,444) in the following counties: * 1.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bot ...

(1:321) * 2.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

(1:534) * 3.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:1,179) * 4.

Blekinge County Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a county or '' län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative countie ...

(1:1,184) * 5.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

(1:1,327) * 6.

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark ...

(1:1,333) * 7.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

(1:1,333) * 8.

Stockholm County Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm ...

(1:1,402) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,162) in the following regions: * 1.

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

(1:139) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:960) * 3.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

(1:1,110) * 4. Southwest Finland (1:1,643)

People

* Agne Holmström (1893–1949), Swedish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres *

August Wilhelm Holmström August Wilhelm Holmström (2 October 1829 – 1903) was a Finnish silver- and goldsmith. Born in Helsinki, Finland, he became an apprentice at the workshop of jeweller Karl Herold in St. Petersburg 1845—1850, master in 1857 with his own work ...

, Finnish and Russian silversmith and goldsmith * Axel Holmström (1881–1947), Swedish anarchist * Ben Holmstrom (born 1987), American professional ice hockey center *

Bengt R. Holmström Bengt may refer to: People In arts, entertainment and media Actors * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Ekerot (1920–1971), Swedish actor and director * Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor * Bengt Logardt (1914 ...

(born 1949), the Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at M.I.T. and Nobel Prize winner * Bodil Holmström, Finnish orienteering competitor *

Britta Holmström Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name ''Brighid'' (Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. ...

, Swedish philanthropist and aid worker *

Buzz Holmstrom Haldane "Buzz" Holmstrom (1909–1946) was a pioneer of running the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. He was the first person to float all the way from Green River, Wyoming to Boulder Dam solo. He built his own rowboats, often of his own des ...

(1909–1946), pioneer of running the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon *

Carita Holmström Carita Elisabeth Holmström (born 10 February 1954, in Helsinki) is a Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter. She has written and played jazz and classical music during her career. She also had a duo, Carita & Marianne, with Marianne "Maru" Nyman. ...

(born 1954), Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter *

John Holmstrom John Holmstrom (born 1954) is an American underground cartoonist and writer. He is best known for illustrating the covers of the Ramones albums ''Rocket to Russia'' and '' Road to Ruin'', as well as his characters Bosko and Joe (published in Scho ...

, American underground cartoonist and writer *

Karl Holmström Karl "Bratt-Kalle" Holmström (21 March 1925 – 22 June 1974) was a Swedish ski jumper who won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most popul ...

(1925–1974), Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s *

Kjell Holmström Kjell Albrekt Oliver Holmström (July 8, 1916 – March 14, 1999) was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event (tied with West Germany) at the 1953 FIBT World Championsh ...

(1916–1999), Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s *

Lakshmi Holmström Lakshmi Holmström MBE (1 June 1935 – 6 May 2016Amanda Hopkinson"Lakshmi Holmström obituary" ''The Guardian'', 18 May 2016.) was an Indian-British writer, literary critic, and translator of Tamil fiction into English. Her most prominent wor ...

, writer, literary critic and translator of Tamil fiction into English * Peter Holmström, American rock musician * Rick Holmstrom (born 1965), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Simon Holmström (born 2001), Swedish ice hockey player * Susanne Holmström (born 1947), Danish sociologist, best known for her writings on organizational legitimacy *

Tomas Holmström Bengt Tomas Holmström (; born 23 January 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger who played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won four Stanley Cup championships; in 1997 ...

(born 1973), Swedish professional ice hockey left winger * Tora Vega Holmström (1880–1967), Swedish painter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmstrom Swedish-language surnames

Geographical distribution

People

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