The Sandberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,416 people carried this name — #4,210 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (8,391).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Sandberg surname

From sand (“sand”) + berg (“mountain”).

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 40 people named Sandberg live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 15
Buenos Aires Province 14
Misiones 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

34 people named Sandberg live in Switzerland.

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

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

Where they live today

Vaud 9
Zurich 6
Basel-Landschaft 5
Aargau 4
Lucerne 4
Geneva 3
Ticino 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

21,147 people named Sandberg 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) 17,104
Norway (2025) 2,305
Finland (2026) 1,738

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

Sandberg in American newspapers,
1900–1916.

Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Sandberg
Scranton Wochenblatt 1900-01-18
Newspaper page from White Pine News Weekly Mining Review carrying the name Sandberg
White Pine News Weekly Mining Review 1916-06-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Sandberg in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

1,983 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sandberg. The most, 474, date from the 1930s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,132
Tasmania 389
Victoria 196
New South Wales 116
South Australia 70
Western Australia 69
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Sandberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albertus Sandberg
    Albertus Sandberg 1768–1843 · politician
  • Ulrich Sandberg 1552–1636 · aristocrat
  • Olof Sandberg 1643–1718 · assessor
  • Olof Sandberg 1679–1750
  • Lars Sandberg 1681–1721 · chief district judge
  • Beata Elisabet Sandberg 1684–1754

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 Sandberg,
in the records of 8 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 States1,479 records

1,479 records of the Sandberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 469
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 319
  • Other U.S. records 691
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert A. Sandberg

    Born 1922 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Albany, New York; yardman from Albany County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Colonie Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles H. Sandberg

    Born 1937; from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Philadelphia National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Rese Sandberg

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Westernland from Antwerp, aged 28; peddler. From New Ork, Germany; bound for Philadelphia.

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

Showing 3 of 1,479 records for Sandberg in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1,072 records

1,072 records of the Sandberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 540
  • Dutch population registers 484
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 48
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Sandberg

    Married in 1849 in Amsterdam; domestic servant. Died 1912 in Haarlem, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Wesselius Sandberg

    Married in 1836 in Nieuwleusen; farmer. Died 1870 in Nieuwleusen, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Sandberg

    Married in 1869 in Arnhem; clerk. Died 1913 in Arnhem, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,072 records for Sandberg 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).

Norway725 records

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

    Census of 1910: Stangeløkken (gaard), Berg; cook, born 1883 in Fr.hald.

    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 Kristian Sandberg

    Census of 1910: Trygvang, Nordre Land; "pakhusformand", born 1874 in Nordre Land.

    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 Carl Axel Sandberg

    Census of 1910: Busterudgate, Fredrikshald; "feierinspektør", born 1868 in Fredrikshald.

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

Showing 3 of 725 records for Sandberg 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).

Germany63 records

63 records of the Sandberg 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 Paul Sandberg

    From Brandenburg a. H. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1914 (Fusilier Regiment No. 35).

    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 Friedrich Sandberg

    From Malchin. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 16 December 1914 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 9).

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

    From Freistadt. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 15 October 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 63 records for Sandberg 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).

Australia51 records

51 records of the Sandberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Sandberg

    Died 1908 in General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1908.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Harald Sandberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Catania, aged 20; Swedish.

    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 Erik Sandberg

    Arrived in Queensland in 1871 aboard the Frideburg, aged 44.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Sandberg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Finland47 records

47 records of the Sandberg name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 28
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 19
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Bror August Sandberg

    Born 1914 in Helsinki; factory worker. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Porvoo.

    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 Petter Eemil Sandberg

    Born 1886 in Ahlainen; farmer. Died in 1918 in Ahlainen, 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 Juho Eemil Sandberg

    Born 1905 in Mäntsälä; miller. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Jämsä.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Sandberg 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).

Canada28 records

28 records of the Sandberg name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 11
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 8
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record A.o Sandberg

    Came to Ontario in 1877 aboard the Sardinian, landing at Portland, bound for Gilford, Ontario; Norwegian.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Ford Sandberg

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 59.

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

    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 28 records for Sandberg 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. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Sandberg 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 Alf Goran Sandberg

    Born 1923 in Sweden; died 1993 in Gap (Hautes-Alpes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Sandberg 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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