Frequency: (119)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Swedish (Nyrén): ornamental or habitational name from Swedish ny ‘new’ + the adjectival suffix -én, from Latin -enius, with the consonant -r- introduced for euphony.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
