How common is the surname Sundberg?

4,181 people in the United States had the surname Sundberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,845 Americans. It ranked 7,912th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sundberg?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sundberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sundberg?

Clinton Sundberg, American actor (1903-1987).

Where is the surname Sundberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Sundberg in the United States.

Is the surname Sundberg getting more or less common?

More common. 3,980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,181 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Sundberg

A Swedish surname, carried by 4,181 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S531

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sundberg is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

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

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,181 people named Sundberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,845 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,980.

#7,912

rank among US surnames

4,181

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,708)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,903	Sikorski	4,189	73,704
#7,904	Sutphin	4,188	73,721
#7,905	Huntsman	4,187	73,739
#7,906	McAuley	4,186	73,757
#7,907	Pegram	4,185	73,774
#7,908	Niemann	4,184	73,792
#7,909	Wilkey	4,183	73,810

Who is named Sundberg

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Sundberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sundbergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clinton Sundberg
American actor (1903-1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sundberg

Sandberg

Sundberg has the Soundex code S531, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S531.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sundberg come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Sundberg, from sund (“sound, strait”) + berg (“mountain”).
How common is the surname Sundberg?: 4,181 people in the United States had the surname Sundberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,845 Americans. It ranked 7,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sundberg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sundberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sundberg?: Clinton Sundberg, American actor (1903-1987).
Where is the surname Sundberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Sundberg in the United States.
Is the surname Sundberg getting more or less common?: More common. 3,980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,181 in 2010, up 5.1%.