Westerholm is a Swedish-language surname, more common in Finland than in Sweden.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 53.5% of all known bearers of the surname Westerholm were residents of Finland (frequency 1:4,284), 25.0% of Sweden (1:16,439), 15.6% of the United States (1:963,337) and 1.0% of Estonia (1:57,464).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,284) in the following regions: Ostrobothnia (1:1,413) Åland (1:1,794) Uusimaa (1:1,928) Southwest Finland (1:3,368)
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:16,439) in the following counties:Westerholm surname distribution Södermanland County (1:7,159) Blekinge County (1:7,330) Uppsala County (1:9,204) Kalmar County (1:9,455) Stockholm County (1:10,061) Östergötland County (1:10,673) Jönköping County (1:12,739)
People Barbro Westerholm (1933–2023), Swedish politician Charles Westerholm (1897–1977), American cyclist George Westerholm, Canadian musician, singer, comedian and writer Raino Westerholm (1919–2017), Finnish politician Victor Westerholm (1860–1919), Finnish landscape painter
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