The Berglund surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,173 people carried this name — #6,546 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,234 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Berglund surname

Borrowed from Swedish Berglund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements berg (“mountain”) and lund (“grove”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Berglund» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

34 people named Berglund live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 7
Basel-Stadt 6
Valais 6
Aargau 5
Zug 4
Uri 3
Zurich 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

20,383 people named Berglund are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 18,269
Norway (2025) 1,279
Finland (2026) 835

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Berglund in American newspapers,
1911–1926.

Newspaper page from Las Vegas Age carrying the name Berglund
Las Vegas Age 1911-04-15
Newspaper page from The Pioneer-review carrying the name Berglund
The Pioneer-review 1920-08-12
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Berglund
Evening Star 1926-12-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,512 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Berglund in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

440 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Berglund. The most, 93, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 274
New South Wales 70
Western Australia 35
Queensland 25
South Australia 24
ACT (Canberra) 4
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Berglund.

Who carried it

People named Berglund,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anna Berglund
    Anna Berglund 1857–1946 · painter
  • Kristian Berglund 1789–1853 · politician
  • Eric Henrik Berglund 1792–1848 · priest
  • Mauritz Wilhelm Leonard Berglund 1818–1864 · opera singer
  • Kristian Henrik Berglund 1819–1874 · politician
  • Jöns Berglund 1830– · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Berglund,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States767 records

767 records of the Berglund name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 296
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • Other U.S. records 317
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence E. Berglund

    Born 1917 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; machinist. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at All Faiths Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Levin-A. Berglund

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Arizona from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; laborer. From Hamburg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Chester Louis Berglund

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War I. Born 1893, died 1950; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 767 records for Berglund in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Norway171 records

171 records of the Berglund name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Olav Berglund

    Census of 1910: Solbakken, Lille Elvedalen; farmer, born 1854 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Hilda Maria Berglund

    Census of 1910: Akerup, Nøtterø; maidservant, born 1884 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johannes Berglund

    Census of 1910: Grønnegate, Vardø; fisherman, born 1862 in Lofoten.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 171 records for Berglund in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Berglund name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 10
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 10
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ellen Berglund

    Died 1979, aged 65; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leo Burton Berglund

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 66.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Roger Berglund

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 26 records for Berglund in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Finland21 records

21 records of the Berglund name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 15
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 6
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Gunnar Karl Berglund

    Born 1918 in Uusikaarlepyy; stoker. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Uusikaarlepyy.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Uno Sigismund Berglund

    Born 1878 in Rauma; photographer. Died in 1917 in Lammi, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Helge Berglund

    Born 1909 in Maksamaa; farmer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Maksamaa.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Berglund in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Berglund name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John G. F. Berglund

    Former plumber of Mornington, Victoria; died 1943.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Agusta Berglund

    Arrived in Victoria in 1909 aboard the Asturias, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William John Berglund

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1901.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Berglund in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Berglund name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Inger Berglund

    Born 1940 in Sweden; died 2000 in Baillargues (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Berglund name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Emma Berglund

    In the population register of Eindhoven; born 1859 in Jonkoping.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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