Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard are surnames of Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish origin. The name means "new homestead" or "new farm". Notable people with the surname include:
Agnes Nygaard Haug, Norwegian judgeAnne-Pia Nygård, Norwegian writerArne Nygaard (b. 1957), Norwegian organizational theoristArne Nygård-Nilssen, Norwegian art historian, publicist, and magazine editorCamilla Martin Nygaard, Danish badminton playerDamien Nygaard, Australian football playerEldon Nygaard, Democratic member of the South Dakota House of RepresentativesEline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian pianist and musicologist at the University of OsloGulborg Nygaard, Norwegian politician for the Liberal PartyGunhild Nygaard, Norwegian fashion designerGunnar Nygaard (broadcaster) (1897–1997), Norwegian radio broadcasterGunnar Nygaard (phycologist) (1903–2002), Danish phycologistHjalmar Nygaard (boxer), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer OlympicsHjalmar Carl Nygaard (1906–1963), United States Representative from North DakotaJeff Nygaard, American beach volleyball playerJens Nygaard, American orchestra conductorJens Nygård, Finnish footballerJorun Askersrud Nygaard, Norwegian cross country skier and athlete during the 1950sKarl Emil Nygard, American communist politicianKristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer programming pioneer and politicianKristen Nygaard (footballer), Danish football (soccer) playerMarc Nygaard, Danish football (soccer) playerMarius Nygaard (academic) (1838–1912), Norwegian educator and linguistMarius Nygaard (judge), Norwegian judgeMathias Nygård, also known as "Warlord Nygård," vocalist of Finnish folk metal band TurisasNils Nygaard, Norwegian law professorOlav Nygard, Norwegian poetPeter Nygård, Finnish-Canadian fashion executivePetri Nygård, Finnish rap artistRainer Nygård, Finnish guitar playerRichard Lowell Nygaard, United States federal judgeRoger Nygard, American film director and producerSafiya Nygaard, American Editor and Jr. Producer at BuzzfeedTrygve Nygaard, Norwegian football (soccer) playerVanessa Nygaard, American basketball player and coachWilliam Nygaard, retired head of the Norwegian publishing company AschehougWilliam Martin Nygaard (1865–1952), Norwegian publisher and politicianÅse Nygård Pedersen, a Norwegian handball playerTheis Nygaard-Jensen, a famous danish bread-maker