The Stromberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,636 people carried this name — #8,994 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,565 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stromberg surname

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

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

In the Nordic population registers

10,140 people named Stromberg 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) 8,788
Finland (2026) 979
Norway (2025) 373

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

Stromberg in American newspapers,
1899–1925.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Stromberg
The Milwaukee Leader 1925-05-14
Newspaper page from The Wilmington Daily Republican carrying the name Stromberg
The Wilmington Daily Republican 1899-09-19
Newspaper page from Vilas County News carrying the name Stromberg
Vilas County News 1916-03-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,932 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stromberg in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

266 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stromberg. The most, 85, date from the 1950s. 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 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 185
Queensland 49
South Australia 11
Victoria 9
Western Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 3
Tasmania 3
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Stromberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp
    Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp 1646–1723 · military personnel
  • Alexander Stromberg
    Alexander Stromberg 1647–1718 · military personnel
  • John Stromberg
    John Stromberg 1858–1902 · composer
  • Hunt Stromberg
    Hunt Stromberg 1894–1968 · screenwriter
  • Claës Stromberg 1698–1782 · politician
  • Pehr Adam Stromberg 1751–1838 · military personnel

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 Stromberg,
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 States670 records

670 records of the Stromberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 251
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 123
  • Other U.S. records 296
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl W. Strömberg

    Born 1922 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; checker from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Jessel Strömberg

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Connecticut from Havre, aged 10; farmer. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ralph Paul Stromberg

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1943, died 1997; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 670 records for Stromberg 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. 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Norway135 records

135 records of the Stromberg name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johanna Strømberg

    Census of 1910: Strømberg Bergekvam (gaard), Jelsa; farmer, born 1844 in Jelsa.

    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 Peder Strømberg

    Census of 1910: Støkken nordre, Aas; farm boy, born 1870 in Moss.

    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 Peder Strømberg

    Census of 1910: Kirkegate, Farsund; ship's mate, born 1858 in Arendal.

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

Showing 3 of 135 records for Stromberg 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).

Netherlands66 records

66 records of the Stromberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 33
  • Dutch population registers 29
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Frederica Stromberg

    Married in 1833 in Ede; maidservant. Died 1864 in Ede, aged 63.

    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 Carl Gustav Stromberg

    Married in 1853 in Rotterdam. Died 1860 in Rotterdam, aged 44.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Strömberg

    Born 1855 in Rotterdam. Married in 1891 in Rotterdam. Died 1932 in Schiedam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Schiedam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 66 records for Stromberg 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).

Germany58 records

58 records of the Stromberg 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 Ignaz Stromberg

    From Siegburg-Mühldorf. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 26 November 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 Paul Stromberg

    From Pattscheid, Solingen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 July 1917.

    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 Clemens Stromberg

    From Bühne, Warburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 May 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 58 records for Stromberg 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).

Finland26 records

26 records of the Stromberg name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 16
  • 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 Tauno Hannes Strömberg

    Born 1909 in Nakkila; farmer. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pori.

    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 Johan August Strömberg

    Born 1898 in Hanko; general labourer. Died in 1918 in Lempäälä, 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 Harry Max Fridolf Strömberg

    Born 1912 in Inkoo; farm labourer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Inkoo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Stromberg 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).

Canada19 records

19 records of the Stromberg name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 11
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Kenneth Strömberg

    Buried in 1975 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Daniel R. Stromberg

    Died 1942 in Fox Harbour, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Klas George Strömberg

    Died 1923; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 19 records for Stromberg in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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 Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Stromberg name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Stromberg

    Miner of Majorca, Victoria; died 1913.

    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 F. Denis Strömberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Beltana, aged 24.

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

    Of Rozelle, New South Wales; died 1902.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Stromberg in Australia.

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

France4 records

4 records of the Stromberg 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 Cecile Strömberg

    Born 1908 in the Soviet Union; died 1989 in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis).

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

    Born 1934 in Paris; died 1977 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Stromberg 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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