Sandberg is a Swedish surname, meaning "Sand Mountain". Zandberg is a variant spelling.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 46.4% of all known bearers of the surname ''Sandberg'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:540), 30.7% of the

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(1:29,945), 6.6% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

(1:1,976), 4.6% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(1:3,032), 4.3% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

(1:3,354), 2.2% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(1:41,674) and 1.2% of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

(1:167,842). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:540) in the following counties: * 1. Norrbotten County (1:211) * 2.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bo ...

(1:353) * 3.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...

(1:399) * 4.

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly ...

(1:433) * 5.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:449) * 6.

Södermanland County Södermanland County ( sv, Södermanlands län) is a county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is th ...

(1:468) * 7.

Östergötland County Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the ...

(1:482) * 8.

Halland County Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county (''län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. It borders the counties of Västra Götal ...

(1:540) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,976) in the following regions: * 1.

Eastern Norway Eastern Norway ( nb, Østlandet, nn, Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Vestfold og Telemark, Viken, Oslo and Innlandet. Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region ...

(1:1,403) * 2. Northern Norway (1:1,747) * 3.

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

(1:1,940) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,032) in the following regions:Sandberg surname distribution
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Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populat ...

(1:505) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:649) * 3.

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ...

(1:1,351) * 4.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

(1:2,177) * 5.

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavas ...

(1:2,571) * 6.

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...

(1:2,624)

People

Anders Sandberg Anders Sandberg (born 11 July 1972) is a Swedish researcher, futurist and transhumanist. He holds a PhD in computational neuroscience from Stockholm University, and is currently a senior research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at th ...

, Swedish researcher, science debater, futurist, and author. *

Ann Linnea Sandberg Ann Linnea Sandberg (August 4, 1938 – December 31, 2009) was an American immunologist and the acting director of the Center for Integrative Craniofacial Research at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Previously ...

(1938–2009), American immunologist * Artie Sandberg, American professional football player in the National Football League * A. W. Sandberg (1887–1938), Danish film director and screenwriter * Christina Sandberg, Swedish tennis player *

Eliezer Sandberg Eliezer Sandberg (, born 21 February 1962) is a former Israeli politician who served as a government minister between 2003 and 2004. Biography Born in Haifa, Sandberg studied law at Tel Aviv University, gaining an LLB. He joined the Tzomet part ...

, former Israeli politician * Emily Sandberg, American model and actress * Erling Sandberg (1879–1956), Norwegian appointed councillor of state *

Eric Sandberg Eric G. Sandberg (December 19, 1884 – December 8, 1966) was a Swedish sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fiel ...

(1884–1966), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Eva Sandberg Eva Sandberg (November 8, 1911 in Breslau - November 29, 2001 in Beijing) was a German photographer who took Soviet citizenship. In Moscow she met and married the Chinese communist poet Xiao San. In 1939, after twelve years in Moscow, Xiao was ord ...

, Jewish German photographer who took Soviet citizenship *

Gösta Sandberg Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg (6 August 1932 – 27 April 2006) was a Swedish football, ice hockey, and bandy player who is best remembered for representing Djurgårdens IF. He was capped 52 times for the national team in football, eight times ...

(1932–2006), Swedish footballer, icehockey and bandy player * Gunnar Sandberg, Swedish Social Democratic politician * Gustav Sandberg (1888–1958), Swedish football (soccer) player *

Harald Sandberg Harald Sandberg (born March 12, 1950) is a Swedish diplomat and civil servant who served as Swedish ambassador to Indonesia (1998–2003), East Timor (2002–2003), South Korea (2003–2005), and India (2012-2017). Having acted as an observer ...

Swedish diplomat and civil servant *

Henrik Sandberg Henrik Sandberg (15 May 1915 – 19 March 1993) was a Danish film producer. He produced 39 films between 1955 and 1979. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father was the Danish film director A. W. Sandberg. Filmography * '' Charly ...

Danish film producer * Inger and Lasse Sandberg, Swedish authors of children's books * Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg (1876–1976), Dutch stage actress *

Jared Sandberg Jared Lawrence Sandberg (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and minor league manager. Sandberg served as the manager for Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in the PCL f ...

, American Major League Baseball third baseman * Kristin Sandberg, Norwegian football player and World Champion. * Louise Sandberg, Danish born fashion designer based in London UK * Martin Sandberg, Swedish music producer * Michael Sandberg, Executive Chairman of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking * Mikael Sandberg, Swedish ice hockey goaltender *

Mordecai Sandberg Mordecai (Markus) Sandberg ( he, מרדכי זנדברג) (February 4, 1897December 28, 1973) was a composer and physician. He was a creative and prolific composer, a musical theorist, and an innovative physician in the area of alternative and nat ...

Canadian composer and physician * Niklas Sandberg, Swedish footballer * Niklas Sandberg, Norwegian footballer * Ole Marius Sandberg, Norwegian jazz musician * Olga Sandberg, Swedish ballerina * Oskar Sandberg, Swedish contributor to the Freenet Project *

Per Sandberg Per Sandberg (born 6 February 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Capitalist Party and formerly the Progress Party who served as the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries from 2015 to 2018. Sandberg was a member of the Norwegian parliament from ...

, Norwegian politician and a member of the Progress Party (FRP) * Robert Sandberg, American playwright and a lecturer at Princeton University * Roland Sandberg, Swedish footballer *

Ryne Sandberg Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed "Ryno", is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (19 ...

, American former second baseman in Major League Baseball * R.N. Sandberg, American playwright and lecturer at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

* Sandy Sandberg (1910–1989), American football player *

Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Kara Sandberg (born August 28, 1969) is an American business executive, billionaire, and philanthropist. Sandberg served as chief operating officer (COO) of Meta Platforms, a position from which she stepped down in August 2022. She is al ...

, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook *

Tom Sandberg Tom Sandberg (born 6 August 1955) is a former nordic combined skier from Mo i Rana, Norway who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. During the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won the 15 km individual event by 0.2 seconds ...

, Norwegian Nordic combined skier * Thomas Sandberg, Danish composer *

Willem Sandberg Jonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg (24 October 1897 – 9 April 1984) known as Willem Sandberg was a Dutch typographer, museum curator, and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II. Early life and career Sandberg was born i ...

, (1897–1984) Dutch typographer and museum curator

References

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