My great grandfather, Nicholas Wallin, was born in Sweden about 1864 and emigrated to the US about 1887.

My question: is the name Wallin very common in Sweden (e.g., like a Smith or Jones in the United States) or is it fairly uncommon.

I just found the following record that seems to be promising, but thought it would be helpful to know if this is a fairly unique surname or a very common one:


Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951
about N O Wallin
Name: N O Wallin
Birth Year: abt 1865
Gender: Man (Male)
Place of Origin: Skog Gävleborg Län, Sverige
Destination: New York
Record Date: 24 jun 1887
Port of Departure: Göteborg
Database Name: EmiHamn
Archive Call Number: 32:373:736
Principal Person: Wallin N O