Nygaard (surname)

Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard are surnames of Scandinavian origin. The name means "new homestead", "new farm" or "new garden". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Agnes Nygaard Haug, Norwegian judge
 * Anne-Pia Nygård, Norwegian writer
 * Arne Nygaard (b. 1957), Norwegian organizational theorist
 * Arne Nygård-Nilssen, Norwegian art historian, publicist, and magazine editor
 * Camilla Martin Nygaard, Danish badminton player
 * Damien Nygaard, Australian football player
 * Eldon Nygaard, Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
 * Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian pianist and musicologist at the University of Oslo
 * Gulborg Nygaard, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
 * Gunhild Nygaard, Norwegian fashion designer
 * Gunnar Nygaard (broadcaster) (1897–1997), Norwegian radio broadcaster
 * Gunnar Nygaard (phycologist) (1903–2002), Danish phycologist
 * Hjalmar Nygaard (boxer), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
 * Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (1906–1963), United States Representative from North Dakota
 * Jeff Nygaard, American beach volleyball player
 * Jens Nygaard, American orchestra conductor
 * Jens Nygård, Finnish footballer
 * Jorun Askersrud Nygaard, Norwegian cross country skier and athlete during the 1950s
 * Karl Emil Nygard, American communist politician
 * Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer programming pioneer and politician
 * Kristen Nygaard (footballer), Danish football (soccer) player
 * Lester Nygaard, a fictional character (portrayed by Martin Freeman) in Season 1 of the FX television series Fargo
 * Marc Nygaard, Danish football (soccer) player
 * Marius Nygaard (academic) (1838–1912), Norwegian educator and linguist
 * Marius Nygaard (judge), Norwegian judge
 * Mathias Nygård, also known as "Warlord Nygård," vocalist of Finnish folk metal band Turisas
 * Nils Nygaard, Norwegian law professor
 * Oddvar Nygaard (1919–1985), Norwegian accordionist and composer
 * Olav Nygard, Norwegian poet
 * Peter Nygård, Finnish-Canadian fashion executive
 * Petri Nygård, Finnish rap artist
 * Ragnhild Nygaard, Norwegian actress
 * Rainer Nygård, Finnish guitar player
 * Roger Nygard, American film director and producer
 * Richard Lowell Nygaard, United States federal judge
 * Safiya Nygaard, American YouTuber
 * Trygve Nygaard, Norwegian football (soccer) player
 * Vanessa Nygaard, American basketball player and coach
 * William Nygaard, retired head of the Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug
 * William Martin Nygaard (1865–1952), Norwegian publisher and politician
 * Åse Nygård Pedersen, a Norwegian handball player