Sandberg is a Swedish surname, meaning "Sand Mountain". Zandberg is a variant spelling.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 46.4% of all known bearers of the surname Sandberg were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:540), 30.7% of the United States (1:29,945), 6.6% of Norway (1:1,976), 4.6% of Finland (1:3,032), 4.3% of Denmark (1:3,354), 2.2% of Canada (1:41,674) and 1.2% of Germany (1:167,842).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:540) in the following counties: Norrbotten County (1:211) Västerbotten County (1:353) Jönköping County (1:399) Örebro County (1:433) Västmanland County (1:449) Södermanland County (1:468) Östergötland County (1:482) Halland County (1:540)
In Norway, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,976) in the following regions: Eastern Norway (1:1,403) Northern Norway (1:1,747) Trøndelag (1:1,940)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,032) in the following regions:Sandberg surname distribution Åland (1:505) Ostrobothnia (1:649) Satakunta (1:1,351) Uusimaa (1:2,177) Tavastia Proper (1:2,571) Southwest Finland (1:2,624)
People Anders Sandberg, Swedish researcher, science debater, futurist, and author Andy Sandberg, American director, writer, actor, and producer Ann Linnea Sandberg (1938–2009), American immunologist Ann-Sofie Sandberg (born 1951), Swedish food scientist Artie Sandberg, American professional football player in the National Football League A. W. Sandberg (1887–1938), Danish film director and screenwriter Birte Sandberg (born 1965), Swedish politician Christina Sandberg, Swedish tennis player Eliezer Sandberg, former Israeli politician Emily Sandberg, American model and actress Erling Sandberg (1879–1956), Norwegian appointed councillor of state Eric Sandberg (1884–1966), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics Eva Sandberg, Jewish German photographer who took Soviet citizenship Gösta Sandberg (1932–2006), Swedish footballer, icehockey and bandy player Gunnar Sandberg, Swedish Social Democratic politician Gustav Sandberg (1888–1958), Swedish football (soccer) player Harald Sandberg Swedish diplomat and civil servant Henrik Sandberg Danish film producer Inger and Lasse Sandberg, Swedish authors of children's books Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg (1876–1976), Dutch stage actress Jared Sandberg, American Major League Baseball third baseman Kristin Sandberg, Norwegian football player and World Champion. Louise Sandberg, Danish born fashion designer based in London UK Martin Sandberg, Swedish music producer Michael Sandberg, Executive Chairman of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Mikael Sandberg, Swedish ice hockey goaltender Mordecai Sandberg Canadian composer and physician Niklas Sandberg, Swedish footballer Niklas Sandberg, Norwegian footballer Ole Marius Sandberg, Norwegian jazz musician Olga Sandberg, Swedish ballerina Per Sandberg (born 1960), Norwegian politician and a member of the Progress Party (FRP) Rasmus Sandberg (born 2001), Norwegian footballer R. N. Sandberg, American playwright and lecturer at Princeton University Roland Sandberg (born 1946), Swedish footballer Ryne Sandberg (1959–2025), American baseball player, coach, and manager Sandy Sandberg (1910–1989), American football player Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Thomas Sandberg, Danish composer Tom Sandberg, Norwegian Nordic combined skier Willem Sandberg (1897–1984), Dutch typographer and museum curator
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