Westerholm

Westerholm is a Swedish-language surname, more common in Finland than in Sweden.[1]

## Geographical distribution

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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:

* 1\. Ostrobothnia (1:1,413)
* 2\. Åland (1:1,794)
* 3\. Uusimaa (1:1,928)
* 4\. Southwest Finland (1:3,368)

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:16,439) in the following counties:[2]

* 1\. Södermanland County (1:7,159)
* 2\. Blekinge County (1:7,330)
* 3\. Uppsala County (1:9,204)
* 4\. Kalmar County (1:9,455)
* 5\. Stockholm County (1:10,061)
* 6\. Östergötland County (1:10,673)
* 7\. Jönköping County (1:12,739)

## People

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Westerholm". Forebears.io. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
2. ^ Westerholm surname distribution

Surname list

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