Eklund is a Swedish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 57.3% of all known bearers of the surname Eklund were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:641), 22.2% of the United States (1:60,735), 13.1% of Finland (1:1,564), 1.9% of Norway (1:10,024), 1.7% of Canada (1:79,135) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:20,451).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:641) in the following counties: Uppsala County (1:304) Västmanland County (1:354) Västerbotten County (1:369) Gävleborg County (1:415) Södermanland County (1:457) Örebro County (1:482) Gotland County (1:483) Dalarna County (1:485) Östergötland County (1:549) Norrbotten County (1:578) Stockholm County (1:609)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,564) in the following regions: Åland (1:210) Ostrobothnia (1:343) Uusimaa (1:972) Southwest Finland (1:1,030)
People Anders Eklund (1957–2010), Swedish boxer Anders Eklund (murderer) (born 1965), Swedish murderer and rapist Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor Brian Eklund (born 1980), American professional ice hockey goalie Carl R. Eklund (1909–1972), American specialist in ornithology and geographic research in polar regions Christian Eklund (born 1977), Swedish professional ice hockey player Dicky Eklund (born 1957), American welterweight boxer Ella Eklund (1894–1953), Swedish diver Ernst Eklund (actor) (1882–1971), Swedish actor Ernst Eklund (diver) (1894–1952), Swedish diver Fredrik Eklund (born 1977), New York City real estate broker Gordon Eklund (born 1945), American science fiction author Greg Eklund (born 1970), drummer for the American rock band Everclear Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010), Swedish Army lieutenant general Hans Eklund (born 1969), Swedish football manager and former football player Jakob Eklund (born 1962), Swedish actor John Eklund (disambiguation), multiple people Klas Eklund (born 1952), Swedish economist and writer Kristin Eklund (born 1979), Swedish artist who uses the stage name Naimi Matthias Eklund (born 1976), Swedish football striker Michael Eklund, Canadian actor Mikael Eklund (born 1981), Swedish footballer (defender) Niklas Eklund (1969–2025), Swedish trumpeter Oscar Eklund (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player Pelle Eklund (born 1963), Swedish retired professional ice hockey center Per Eklund, (born 1946), Swedish Rally and Rallycross driver Per Eklund (fighter), Swedish mixed martial arts fighter Per Eklund (ice hockey) (born 1970), retired Swedish ice hockey player Per Eklund (born 1945), former EU Ambassador to Georgia 2006–2010 Ray Eklund, American head coach of the University of Kentucky's basketball team Sigge Eklund (born 1974), Swedish novelist, blogger and web designer Sigvard Eklund (1911–2000), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency security council Torolf Eklund (1912–2000), Finnish aircraft designer Victor Eklund (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player William Eklund (born 2002), Swedish professional ice hockey player
See also Eklund Islands, group of islands near the southwest end of George VI Sound towards the south of the Antarctic Peninsula Eklund TE-1, Finnish-built single seat flying boat of the late 1940s
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