The Forsberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,294 people carried this name — #7,732 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,168 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Forsberg surname

From fors (“rapids”) + berg (“mountain”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Forsberg» (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

21 people named Forsberg live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.

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

Where they live today

Basel-Landschaft 7
Zurich 6
Basel-Stadt 4
Zug 4

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

17,760 people named Forsberg 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) 15,852
Finland (2026) 1,081
Norway (2025) 827

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

Forsberg in American newspapers,
1901–1926.

Newspaper page from The Herald-advance carrying the name Forsberg
The Herald-advance 1901-10-18
Newspaper page from The Key West Citizen carrying the name Forsberg
The Key West Citizen 1926-07-17
Newspaper page from The Herald-advance carrying the name Forsberg
The Herald-advance 1903-07-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,235 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Forsberg in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

494 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Forsberg. The most, 226, 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 New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 235
Queensland 84
Victoria 74
Western Australia 45
South Australia 44
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 3

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

Who carried it

People named Forsberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Olof Forsberg 1705–1789 · politician
  • Per Niclas Forsberg 1733–1798
  • Carl Pehr Forsberg 1793–1832 · physician
  • Anders Gustaf Forsberg 1798–1800 · composer
  • Fredric Wilhelm Forsberg 1800–1863 · piano maker
  • Jonas Forsberg 1810–1892 · watchmaker

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Forsberg,
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 States737 records

737 records of the Forsberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 218
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 160
  • Other U.S. records 359
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Douglas Bruce Forsberg

    Born 1950; from Minneapolis, Minnesota. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Norman A. Forsberg

    Born 1907 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    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 Anne Forsberg

    Arrived at Boston in 1885 aboard the Samaria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 35; domestic. From Russia; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 737 records for Forsberg in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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 · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway282 records

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

    Census of 1910: Graven (plads), Nordfold; crofter and fisherman, born 1843 in Umeå, Sverige.

    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 Anna Kristine Forsberg

    Census of 1910: Bingen, Rømskogen; nursemaid, born 1897 in Kristiania.

    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 Herman Forsberg

    Census of 1910: Græsvikgate, Fredrikstad; smith, born 1866 in Berg Smaal.

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

Showing 3 of 282 records for Forsberg 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).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Forsberg name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 9
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lawrence Forsberg

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 53.

    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 Pauline Forsberg

    Died 1970; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nels Andrew Forsberg

    Died 1943; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

Showing 3 of 20 records for Forsberg in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Forsberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Karl Forsberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Clitus, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Eric Morton Forsberg

    Retired of Lysterfield, Victoria; died 1986.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carl August Forsberg

    Of Lakemba, New South Wales; died 1928.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Forsberg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Finland18 records

18 records of the Forsberg name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 12
  • 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 Erkki Eino Johannes Forsberg

    Born 1925 in Tampere; driver. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Tampere.

    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 Heikki Forsberg

    Born 1889; carpenter. Died in 1918 in Tammisaari, 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 Runar Albert Forsberg

    Born 1908 in Pyhtää; labourer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pyhtää.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Forsberg 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).

Netherlands12 records

12 records of the Forsberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carl Frederik Forsberg

    Died 1887 in Arnhem, aged 59.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Aliina Forsberg

    Married in 1935 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Clarice Forsberg

    Died 1959 in Naarden, aged 79.

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

Showing 3 of 12 records for Forsberg in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany9 records

9 records of the Forsberg 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 Edgar Forsberg

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 20 April 1918.

    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 Otto Forsberg

    From Berlin. Listed as returned from captivity in the Prussian casualty list of 15 October 1918.

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

Showing 2 of 9 records for Forsberg 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).

France2 records

2 records of the Forsberg 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 Elsa Brita Lucia Forsberg

    Born 1913 in Sweden; died 1995 in Althen-des-Paluds (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bengt Frederik Magnus Forsberg

    Born 1921 in Sweden; died 1999 in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Forsberg name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. E. Forsberg

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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