Nordin is a common Swedish surname, carried by 10,805 people in Sweden.
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Statistics Sweden North American immigrants sometimes spelled it Nordeen, to emulate the Swedish emphasis on the second syllable. Similar Swedish surnames are
Nordén (carried by 1,788), Nordling (1,166), Norén (6,033), Norin (1,834), and Norlin (2,167).
Nordin and Nordeen can also be spellings of the Arabic name ''
Nur al-Din''. "Nor" or "Nur" is an Arabic word, which means light and "Al-Din,” “Deen,” or "Din" means religion.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Alice Nordin (1871–1948), Swedish sculptor
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Anders Nordin
Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/ rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every original member; notably Isberg in 1992. Mikae ...
, Brazilian drummer (adopted by Swedish parents)
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Arnaud Nordin (born 1998), French football midfielder
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Birgit Nordin
Birgit Nordin (22 February 1934 – 7 April 2022) was a Swedish operatic soprano. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Opera from 1958 to 1986, and regularly appeared at the Drottningholm Festival where she performed twelve major Mozart roles ...
(1934–2022), Swedish operatic soprano
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Carl Gustaf Nordin
Carl Gustaf Nordin (born 2 January 1749 in Stockholm, died 14 March 1812 in Härnösand) was a Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic.
Early life
In 1774, he was made docent of Gothic antiquities at Uppsala University in consequence of hi ...
(1749–1812), Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic
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Elisabet Anrep-Nordin (1857–1947), Swedish educator
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Hans Nordin (disambiguation), multiple people
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Håkan Nordin
Leif Håkan Nordin (born January 15, 1961) is an ice hockey player who played for the Swedish national team. Nordin was drafted 36th overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues but never played in North America. He won a bronz ...
, Swedish ice hockey player
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Jake Nordin, American football tight end
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Jesper Nordin (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jonas Nordin (born 1968), Swedish historian
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Krister Nordin
Hans Krister Nordin (born 25 February 1968) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career with Allsvenskan club AIK.
Club career
Born in Stockholm, Nordin started playing football with loc ...
, Swedish former professional football (soccer) player
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Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin ( Jawi: محمد خالد بن نورالدين; born 30 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Higher Education for the second term in Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Pr ...
, Malaysian politician
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Olle Nordin
Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former association football, football coach and former player. He represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and ...
, Swedish football coach
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Patrik Nordin, Swedish ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
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Peter Nordin
Peter Nordin (August 9, 1965 – October 12, 2020) was a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author who has contributed to artificial intelligence, automatic programming, machine learning, and evolutionary robotics.
Studies and e ...
, Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author
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Quinn Nordin (born 1998), American football player
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Rodrigue Nordin, French sprinter
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Sariana Nordin (born 1976), Bruneian aviator
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Siiri Nordin
Siiri Nordin (born 15 October 1980) is a Finnish singer. She was the lead singer of the now defunct Finnish rock band Killer.
Biography
Nordin was born in Helsinki. In 2003, she had a solo hit with the song "Sydämeni osuman sai", included ...
, Finnish singer
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Sten Nordin, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
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Sven Nordin, Norwegian actor
References
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Swedish-language surnames