Nygaard Surname History

Origins Available:
Norway

Etymology of Nygaard

What does the name Nygaard mean?

The Nygaard surname is of toponymic origin, that is, it is a name derived from the place where the original bearer once dwelt or where he once held land. It can be traced back to the Old Scandinavian "ny gaard," meaning "new farm," thus the first to bear this name most likely lived or was employed at the "new farm."

Nygaard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nygard, Nygaard, Nyegard, Nyegaard and others.

Nygaard Ranking

the United States, the name Nygaard is the 9,205^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Nygaard migration to the United States +

Nygaard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gunbjorn Nygaard, who arrived in Texas in 1853 2

Nygaard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Christian Peter Nygaard, who landed in Alabama in 1923 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Nygaard (post 1700) +

O. S. Nygaard, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 54th District, 1943-48 3
John P. Nygaard, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908 4
Mrs. J. J. Nygaard, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from North Dakota, 1940 4
J. J. Nygaard, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1938 4
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (1906-1963), American Republican politician, Member of North Dakota State House of Representatives, 1949-60; Speaker of the North Dakota State House of Representatives, 1959; U.S. Representative from North Dakota, 1961-63 (at-large 1961-63, 1st District 1963) 4
Eldon Nygaard, American Democratic Party politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 17th District; Elected 2010 4
Daphne Nygaard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1952 4
Dan Nygaard (b. 1966), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2004 4

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html