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. Åland (1:139) 2. Ostrobothnia (1:960) 3. Uusimaa (1:1,110) 4. Southwest Finland (1:1,643)
People
Agne Holmström (1893–1949), Swedish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres August Wilhelm Holmström, Finnish and Russian silversmith and goldsmith Axel Holmström (1881–1947), Swedish anarchist Ben Holmstrom (born 1987), American professional ice hockey center Bengt R. Holmström (born 1949), the Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at M.I.T. and Nobel Prize winner Bodil Holmström, Finnish orienteering competitor Buzz Holmstrom (1909–1946), pioneer of running the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon Carita Holmström (born 1954), Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter John Holmstrom, American underground cartoonist and writer Karl Holmström (1925–1974), Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s Kjell Holmström (1916–1999), Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s 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 professional ice hockey left winger Tora Vega Holmström (1880–1967), Swedish painter