Sundberg is a Swedish surname. It is derived from meaning healthy or strait (as in a strait of water) and meaning mountain.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 54.1% of all known bearers of the surname Sundberg were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:955), 30.4% of the United States (1:62,338), 6.9% of Finland (1:4,190), 2.9% of Norway (1:9,436), 1.9% of Canada (1:99,186) and 1.4% of Denmark (1:21,220).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:955) in the following counties:

  • 1. Västernorrland County (1:327)
  • 2. Gävleborg County (1:344)
  • 3. Norrbotten County (1:398)
  • 4. Jämtland County (1:475)
  • 5. Dalarna County (1:523)
  • 6. Västerbotten County (1:758)
  • 7. Stockholm County (1:854)
  • 8. Uppsala County (1:877)
  • 9. Gotland County (1:943)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,190) in the following regions:

  • 1. Åland (1:211)
  • 2. Uusimaa (1:2,232)
  • 3. Ostrobothnia (1:2,759)
  • 4. Southwest Finland (1:3,104)
  • 5. Kymenlaakso (1:3,798)

People

  • Andy Sundberg (1941–2012), advocate for American citizens abroad
  • Anne Sundberg, American documentary film-maker
  • Anton Niklas Sundberg (1818–1900), Swedish Lutheran archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
  • Arnie Sundberg (1906–1970), American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
  • Bertil Sundberg (1907–1979), Swedish chess player
  • Carl Sundberg, American football coach
  • Clinton Sundberg (1903–1987), American actor
  • Harry Sundberg, Swedish football/soccer player at the 1924 Paris Olympics
  • Ingrid Sundberg (born 1948), Swedish alpine skier
  • Jim Sundberg, American major-league baseball player and American League All-Star catcher and Gold Glove Award winner
  • Johanna Sundberg (1828–1910), ballerina
  • John Sundberg (1920–2004), Swedish sport shooter
  • Julius Sundberg (1887–1931), Finnish journalist and politician
  • Kaj Sundberg (1924–1993), Swedish diplomat
  • Maud Sundberg (1911–2010), Swedish Olympic sprint runner
  • Nick Sundberg, American football (NFL) player
  • Oliver Sundberg, Danish speedskater
  • Per B Sundberg (born 1964), Swedish glass- and ceramic artist
  • Peter Sundberg, Swedish car racing
  • Ross Sundberg, Australian Federal Court judge
  • Ulrika Sundberg, Swedish diplomat

See also

  • Phelsuma sundbergi – 3 subgenera of the Phelsuma day gecko from the Seychelles
  • Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects – architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington
  • Salmenkallio (Sundberg), a district of Helsinki, Finland

References