Eklund

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:
 * 1. Uppsala County (1:304)
 * 2. Västmanland County (1:354)
 * 3. Västerbotten County (1:369)
 * 4. Gävleborg County (1:415)
 * 5. Södermanland County (1:457)
 * 6. Örebro County (1:482)
 * 7. Gotland County (1:483)
 * 8. Dalarna County (1:485)
 * 9. Östergötland County (1:549)
 * 10. Norrbotten County (1:578)
 * 11. Stockholm County (1:609)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,564) in the following regions:
 * 1. Åland (1:210)
 * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:343)
 * 3. Uusimaa (1:972)
 * 4. 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
 * Erik Schultz-Eklund (born 1990), Swedish footballer
 * 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
 * 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 (born 1969), 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
 * William Eklund (born 2002), Swedish professional ice hockey player