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: Västernorrland County (1:327) Gävleborg County (1:344) Norrbotten County (1:398) Jämtland County (1:475) Dalarna County (1:523) Västerbotten County (1:758) Stockholm County (1:854) Uppsala County (1:877) Gotland County (1:943)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,190) in the following regions:Sundberg surname distribution Åland (1:211) Uusimaa (1:2,232) Ostrobothnia (1:2,759) Southwest Finland (1:3,104) 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
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