Holmström

Holmström is a Swedish-language surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 71.5% of all known bearers of the surname Holmström were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,444) and 26.7% of Finland (1:2,162).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,444) in the following counties:

1. Västerbotten County (1:321)
2. Norrbotten County (1:534)
3. Västmanland County (1:1,179)
4. Blekinge County (1:1,184)
5. Gävleborg County (1:1,327)
6. Dalarna County (1:1,333)
7. Västernorrland County (1:1,333)
8. Stockholm County (1:1,402)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,162) in the following regions:^[1]

Agne Holmström (1893–1949), Swedish sprinter
August Wilhelm Holmström, Finnish and Russian silversmith and goldsmith
Axel Holmström (anarchist) (1881–1947), Swedish anarchist
Axel Holmström (ice hockey) (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
Ben Holmstrom (born 1987), American ice hockey player
Bengt R. Holmström (born 1949), economist
Bodil Holmström, Finnish orienteering competitor
Britta Holmström, Swedish philanthropist and aid worker
Buzz Holmstrom (1909–1946), American pioneer
Carita Holmström (born 1954), Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter
John Holmstrom, American cartoonist and writer
Karl Holmström (1925–1974), Swedish ski jumper
Kjell Holmström (1916–1999), Swedish bobsledder
Lakshmi Holmström, writer, literary critic and translator of Tamil fiction into English
Peter Holmström, American rock musician
Rick Holmstrom (born 1965), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Simon Holmström (born 2001), Swedish ice hockey player
Susanne Holmström (born 1947), Danish sociologist, best known for her writings on organizational legitimacy
Tomas Holmström (born 1973), Swedish ice hockey player
Tora Vega Holmström (1880–1967), Swedish painter
Kevin Holmström (born 1993), Ostrobothnian musician