The Bergstrom surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,908 people carried this name — #3,986 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,699 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bergstrom surname

From berg (“mountain”) + ström (“stream”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Bergstrom» (English) and «Bergström» (Swedish), 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 Bergstrom live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 16
Vaud 13
Zug 5

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

22,343 people named Bergstrom are counted in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

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) 20,257
Finland (2026) 1,165
Norway (2025) 921

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

Bergstrom in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from Evening Public Ledger carrying the name Bergstrom
Evening Public Ledger 1915-06-30
Newspaper page from Evening Public Ledger carrying the name Bergstrom
Evening Public Ledger 1915-07-01
Newspaper page from Evening Public Ledger carrying the name Bergstrom
Evening Public Ledger 1915-06-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 35,124 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bergstrom in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

866 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bergstrom. The most, 224, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 421
New South Wales 198
South Australia 166
Victoria 58
Western Australia 10
ACT (Canberra) 5
Tasmania 5

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

Who carried it

People named Bergstrom,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Bergstrom
    George Bergstrom 1876–1955 · architect
  • Sheldon Bergstrom d. 2023 · actor

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 Bergstrom,
in the records of 9 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 States1,263 records

1,263 records of the Bergstrom name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 406
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 270
  • Other U.S. records 587
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Delbert E. Bergström

    Born 1918 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Snelling; asbesto from Hennepin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edwin A. Bergström

    Born 1906 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; laborer. From Finland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,263 records for Bergstrom in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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 · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Norway412 records

412 records of the Bergstrom name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Otto Bergstrøm

    Census of 1910: Linnerud, Norderhov; pulp mill worker, born 1892 in Norderhov.

    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 Sofie Bergstrøm

    Census of 1910: Stilnæstangen, Kragerø; maidservant, born 1876 in Kragerø.

    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 Fredrik Bergstrøm

    Census of 1910: Almlid, Mo; farm labourer, born 1849 in Sweden.

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

Showing 3 of 412 records for Bergstrom 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).

Netherlands87 records

87 records of the Bergstrom name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 48
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 39
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carl August Bergström

    Married in 1850 in Rotterdam. Died 1882 in Rotterdam, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Laurentius Bergström

    Born 1897 in Ambt Doetinchem. Married in 1925 in Amsterdam; fitter. Died 1971 in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Laurentius Bergström

    Married in 1890 in Amsterdam; smith.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 87 records for Bergstrom in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Bergstrom name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 10
  • Other Australian records 13
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Franz Bergström

    Arrived in Victoria in 1876 aboard the Hilda, aged 29; Swedish.

    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 Maria Cath Bergström

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Herschel, aged 33.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Margaret Eunice Bergstrom

    Gentlewoman of Doncaster, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Bergstrom 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) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Finland31 records

31 records of the Bergstrom name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 21
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 10
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Fredrik Vilhelm Bergström

    Born 1918 in Vaasa; construction worker. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Vaasa.

    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 Karl Wilhelm Bergström

    Born 1874 in Tammisaari; station hand. Died in 1918 in Helsingin pitäjä, 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 Sigvard Sigurd Bergström

    Born 1921 in Pernaja; seaman. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Porvoo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Bergstrom 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).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Bergstrom name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 12
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Oscar Leonard Bergström

    Buried in 1975 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 100.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eleeda Bergstrom

    Died 1980; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Carl Bergström

    Died 1933; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Bergstrom in Canada.

Counts: 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Bergstrom name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Bergström

    From Elberfeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 June 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 202).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Bergström

    From Hamburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 21 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Bergstrom in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Bergstrom 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 Olga Marie Therese Bergström

    Born 1901 in Berck; died 1972 in Berck (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hans Olof Oskar Bergström

    Born 1930 in Sweden; died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Bergstrom in France.

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).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Bergstrom name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Victor Bergstrom

    Died 1945, aged 47; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Bergstrom in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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