The Oberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,537 people carried this name — #6,179 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,457 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Oberg surname

From ö (“island”) + berg (“mountain”).

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

In Poland’s population register

26 people named Oberg have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 38 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 15
Łódź 9
Lesser Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

9,048 people named Oberg are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 8,894
Finland (2026) 154

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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Oberg in American newspapers,
1905–1915.

Newspaper page from The Adair County News carrying the name Oberg
The Adair County News 1905-04-19
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Oberg
The Sun 1906-06-23
Newspaper page from The Mellette County Pioneer carrying the name Oberg
The Mellette County Pioneer 1915-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,244 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Oberg in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

2,280 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Oberg. The most, 962, date from the 1940s. 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,325
Queensland 386
South Australia 170
Western Australia 150
Victoria 85
Tasmania 72
ACT (Canberra) 39
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Oberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Burchard von Oberg
    Burchard von Oberg 1500–1573 · Catholic bishop
  • Eduard Oberg
    Eduard Oberg 1858–1917 · jurist
  • Charles A. Oberg d. 1962 · politician
  • Christoph Ludwig von Oberg 1689–1778
  • Georg Wilhelm Ludwig von Oberg 1711–1762
  • Metta von Oberg 1737–1794

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 Oberg,
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 States863 records

863 records of the Oberg name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 232
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 214
  • Other U.S. records 417
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Arthur Öberg

    Born 1945; from Lafayette, Oregon. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died in service 1965 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Arne E. Öberg

    Born 1917 in Illinois. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; mechanic from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Caroline Öberg

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1852 aboard the Marianne from Bremen, aged 17; servant. From Boffzen, Prussia, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 863 records for Oberg 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 · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Netherlands294 records

294 records of the Oberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 191
  • Dutch population registers 100
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alida Oberg

    Married in 1906 in 's-Gravenhage; ironer. Died 1970 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernhard Wilhelm Oberg

    Married in 1816 in Doorn. Died 1853 in Doorn, aged 70.

    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 Johannes Oberg

    Married in 1898 in Rotterdam. Died 1946 in Deventer, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 294 records for Oberg 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).

Germany54 records

54 records of the Oberg 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 Louis Oberg

    From Hornborstel. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 29 March 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 74).

    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 Oberg

    From Heinade. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 19 September 1917; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 21 November 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 54 records for Oberg 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).

Norway52 records

52 records of the Oberg name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record August Øberg

    Census of 1910: Juberget (gaard), Aasnes; smith, born 1875 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 Augusta Øberg

    Census of 1910: Løkken, Fjære; seamstress, born 1888 in Fjære.

    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 Nils Øberg

    Census of 1910: Sætret, Brevik; fisherman, born 1840 in Sweden.

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

Showing 3 of 52 records for Oberg 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).

Australia25 records

25 records of the Oberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • Other Australian records 10
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Charles Gustav Oberg

    Naturalised in Tasmania in 1903; agriculturalist of Irish Town, born in Stockholm, Sweden.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Walter David Oberg

    Retired of Port Melbourne, Victoria; died 1974.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1898 aboard the Konigin Luise, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Oberg 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Oberg name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Carl Öberg

    Died 1922; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

    Died 1944; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

    Died in service in 1915.

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

Showing 3 of 16 records for Oberg in Canada.

Counts: 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 Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand9 records

9 records of the Oberg name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 8
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jonas Oberg

    Died 1923, aged 62; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph OBerg

    Died 1974; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 9 records for Oberg in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District 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).

Finland6 records

6 records of the Oberg name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 3
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 3
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Gösta Hilding Öberg

    Born 1915 in Pernaja; fisherman. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pernaja.

    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 Feliks Viktor Öberg

    Born 1888; foundryman. Died in 1918 in Helsinki, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Oberg in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (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).

France3 records

3 records of the Oberg 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 Karin Viktoria Öberg

    Born 1967 in Sweden; died 1992 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Yves Öberg

    Born 1929 in Viroflay (Yvelines); died 1990 in Nîmes (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Oberg 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).

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