Ekholm
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Swedish Ekholm, from ek (“oak”) + holm (“island”).
Proper noun
editEkholm (plural Ekholms)
- A surname from Swedish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ekholm is the 37899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Ekholm is most common among White (95.9%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ekholm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 519.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom ek (“oak”) + holm, archaic form of holme (“small island”).
Proper noun
editEkholm c (genitive Ekholms)
- a surname