The Sundberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,181 people carried this name — #7,912 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,980 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Sundberg surname

Borrowed from Swedish Sundberg, from sund (“sound, strait”) + berg (“mountain”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sundberg» (English), 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 54 people named Sundberg 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 Chaco.

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

Where they live today

Chaco 25
Santa Fe 19
Córdoba 10

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

In the Nordic population registers

11,177 people named Sundberg 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) 9,391
Finland (2026) 1,302
Norway (2025) 484

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

Sundberg in American newspapers,
1899–1910.

Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Sundberg
Rock Island Argus 1910-07-22
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Sundberg
Rock Island Argus 1910-07-21
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Sundberg
Omaha Daily Bee 1899-12-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,270 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sundberg in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

1,064 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sundberg. The most, 287, 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 Victoria, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 599
South Australia 205
Queensland 131
Western Australia 88
New South Wales 36
Tasmania 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Sundberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Gustaf Sundberg
    Carl Gustaf Sundberg 1817–1898 · actor
  • Anton Niklas Sundberg
    Anton Niklas Sundberg 1818–1900 · writer
  • Emil Sundberg d. 1977 · jurist
  • Anders Sundberg d. 1743 · painter and varnisher
  • Pehr Lars Sundberg 1725–1767 · priest
  • Peter Sundberg 1750–

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 Sundberg,
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 States581 records

581 records of the Sundberg name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 156
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 130
  • Other U.S. records 295
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John W. Sundberg

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Newark, New Jersey; shipping clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Calverton 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 Aurelia Sundberg

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Nuernberg from Bremen and Southampton, aged 29; farmer. From Sweden; bound for New York.

    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 Leonard E. Sundberg

    Born 1932; from King County, Washington. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; declared dead 1953 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 581 records for Sundberg 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. 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). 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).

Norway166 records

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

    Census of 1910: Strømmen, Øiestad; labourer, born 1857 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 Teodor Sundberg

    Census of 1910: St. Mariegaten, Sarpsborg; shoemaker, born 1886 in Sweden.

    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 Karl Sundberg

    Census of 1910: Sandbakken (plads), Aker; gardener, born 1836 in Sweden.

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

Showing 3 of 166 records for Sundberg 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).

Finland33 records

33 records of the Sundberg name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 22
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 11
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Bruuno Sundberg

    Born 1892 in Säkkijärvi; labourer. Died in 1918 in Viipuri, 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 Einar Edvin Sundberg

    Born 1913 in Sipoo; labourer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Sipoo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (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 Tapani Sundberg

    Born 1904 in Ulvila; labourer. Died in 1942 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Ulvila.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Sundberg 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).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Sundberg name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Franz Sundberg

    Retired of Blairgowrie, Victoria; died 1982.

    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 Andreas Sundberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1891 aboard the Hohenzollern, aged 38.

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

    Of Waterloo, New South Wales; died 1894.

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

Showing 3 of 30 records for Sundberg 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: 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).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Sundberg name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Theresa Anne Sundberg

    Buried in 1980 at St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 41.

    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 Hgalmar Sundberg

    Died 1915; 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 Amanda Eugenia Sundberg

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

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

Showing 3 of 12 records for Sundberg 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. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Sundberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pieter Sundberg

    Died 1817 in Middelburg, aged 48; sailor.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ingrid Anna Birgitta Sundberg

    Died 1959 in Utrecht, aged 27.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Christian Sundberg

    Died 1859 in Rotterdam, aged 26.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Sundberg 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Sundberg 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 Ruth Sundberg

    Born 1911 in the United States; died 2001 in Ougny (Nièvre).

    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).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Sundberg 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 Johannes Sundberg

    From Hamburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 21 July 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 52).

    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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