The Solberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,379 people carried this name — #6,336 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 5,470 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

10,268 people named Solberg are counted in Norway and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 9,548
Sweden (2022) 720

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.

In print

Solberg in American newspapers,
1904–1926.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Solberg
The Washington Times 1904-01-24
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Solberg
The Washington Times 1916-04-27
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Solberg
Evening Star 1926-12-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,368 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Solberg in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

1,035 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Solberg. The most, 297, date from the 1900s. 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 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 838
Queensland 78
Western Australia 45
Victoria 39
South Australia 17
ACT (Canberra) 5
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Solberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Svend Solberg
    Svend Solberg 1831–1890 · businessperson
  • Torje Olsen Solberg
    Torje Olsen Solberg 1856–1947 · politician
  • Lars Solberg
    Lars Solberg 1858–1921 · architect
  • Konrad K. Solberg
    Konrad K. Solberg 1874–1954 · politician
  • Ola Solberg
    Ola Solberg 1886–1977 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 219 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Solberg,
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 States491 records

491 records of the Solberg name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 151
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 129
  • Other U.S. records 211
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edwin Solberg

    Born 1908 in Spitzbergen. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; painter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, 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)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jenny Solberg

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Havel from Bremen and Southampton, aged 19; farmer. From New York, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kale Arlan Solberg

    Born 1944; from St Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 491 records for Solberg 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Norway3,010 records

3,010 records of the Solberg name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Hans Georg Solberg

    Census of 1910: Kirkegaardsgate, Kristiania; electrician, born 1886 in Kristiania.

    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 Marte Solberg

    Census of 1910: Stenseth, Øvre Eker; maidservant, born 1870 in Øvre Eker.

    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 Magnus Solberg

    Census of 1910: Storgaten, Horten; casual labourer, born 1862 in Sverge %Krokstad%.

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

Showing 3 of 3,010 records for Solberg 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).

Netherlands203 records

203 records of the Solberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 183
  • Dutch population registers 11
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 9
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Leonard Solberg

    Married in 1871 in Limbricht; day labourer, born 1839 in Geleen. Died 1880 in Limbricht (Einighausen), aged 40.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Solberg

    Born 1812 in Rhoon. Died 1909 in Schiedam, aged 97.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Schiedam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Jacobus Solberg

    Born 1902 in Beek. Married in 1930 in Nieuwenhagen; commercial traveller. Died 1974 in Eindhoven.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 203 records for Solberg 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia16 records

16 records of the Solberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alexandia Solberg

    Arrived in Queensland in 1900 aboard the Ortona, aged 31.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Bernard Solberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1910 aboard the Suevic, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah J. Solberg

    Of Geelong, Victoria; died 1950.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Solberg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Solberg name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anders Solberg

    Died 1934; 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 Edwin Solberg

    Buried in 1969 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    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 Albert Solberg

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Solberg in Canada.

Counts: 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

France4 records

4 records of the Solberg 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 Fridolf Pierre William Solberg

    Born 1952 in Malo-les-Bains; died 1982 in Dunkerque (Nord).

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

    Born 1933 in Dunkerque; died 1980 in Dunkerque (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Solberg 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).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Solberg name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Arthur Arvid Solberg

    Born 1896 in Lohja; general labourer. Died in 1918 in Helsingin pitäjä, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (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 August Wäinö Solberg

    Born 1893. Died in 1920 in Tammisaari, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: 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).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Solberg 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 Johann Solberg

    From München. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 4 July 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 5 September 1918.

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

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).

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