Sandberg (surname)

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 United States (1:29,945), 6.6% of Norway (1:1,976), 4.6% of Finland (1:3,032), 4.3% of Denmark (1:3,354), 2.2% of Canada (1:41,674) and 1.2% of Germany (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 (1:353)
• 3. Jönköping County (1:399)
• 4. Örebro County (1:433)
• 5. Västmanland County (1:449)
• 6. Södermanland County (1:468)
• 7. Östergötland County (1:482)
• 8. Halland County (1:540)

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

• 1. Eastern Norway (1:1,403)
• 2. Northern Norway (1:1,747)
• 3. Trøndelag (1:1,940)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,032) in the following regions:

• 1. Åland (1:505)
• 2. Ostrobothnia (1:649)
• 3. Satakunta (1:1,351)
• 4. Uusimaa (1:2,177)
• 5. Tavastia Proper (1:2,571)
• 6. Southwest Finland (1:2,624)

People

• Anders Sandberg, Swedish researcher, science debater, futurist, and author
• Andy Sandberg, American director, writer, actor, and producer
• Ann Linnea Sandberg (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, former Israeli politician
• Emily Sandberg, American model and actress
• Erling Sandberg (1879–1956), Norwegian appointed councillor of state
• Eric Sandberg (1884–1966), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Eva Sandberg, Jewish German photographer who took Soviet citizenship
• Gösta Sandberg (1932–2006), Swedish footballer, icehockey and bandy player
• Gunnar Sandberg, Swedish Social Democratic politician
• Gustav Sandberg (1888–1958), Swedish football (soccer) player
• Harald Sandberg Swedish diplomat and civil servant
• Henrik Sandberg Danish film producer
• Inger and Lasse Sandberg, Swedish authors of children's books
• Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg (1876–1976), Dutch stage actress
• Jared Sandberg, 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 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, 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, American former second baseman in Major League Baseball
• R.N. Sandberg, American playwright and lecturer at Princeton University
• Sandy Sandberg (1910–1989), American football player
• Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook
• Tom Sandberg, Norwegian Nordic combined skier
• Thomas Sandberg, Danish composer
• Willem Sandberg, (1897–1984) Dutch typographer and museum curator
• Oskar Sandberg,Swedish Twitter user