Nydam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Nydam, from ny (“new”) + dam (“dam”), or an Americanized spelling of Dutch Nijdam, from nij (“new”) + dam (“dam”).

Proper noun

Nydam (plural Nydams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nydam is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Nydam is most common among White (96.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nydam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 684.