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, 30.7% of the United States, 6.6% of Norway, 4.6% of Finland, 4.3% of Denmark, 2.2% of Canada and 1.2% of Germany.In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties:
- 1. Norrbotten County
- 2. Västerbotten County
- 3. Jönköping County
- 4. Örebro County
- 5. Västmanland County
- 6. Södermanland County
- 7. Östergötland County
- 8. Halland County
- 1. Eastern Norway
- 2. Northern Norway
- 3. Trøndelag
- 1. Åland
- 2. Ostrobothnia
- 3. Satakunta
- 4. Uusimaa
- 5. Tavastia Proper
- 6. Southwest Finland
People
- Anders Sandberg, Swedish researcher, science debater, futurist, and author
- Andy Sandberg, American director, writer, actor, and producer
- Ann Linnea Sandberg, American immunologist
- Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Swedish food scientist
- Artie Sandberg, American professional football player in the National Football League
- A. W. Sandberg, Danish film director and screenwriter
- Christina Sandberg, Swedish tennis player
- Eliezer Sandberg, former Israeli politician
- Emily Sandberg, American model and actress
- Erling Sandberg, Norwegian appointed councillor of state
- Eric Sandberg, Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Eva Sandberg, Jewish German photographer who took Soviet citizenship
- Gösta Sandberg, Swedish footballer, icehockey and bandy player
- Gunnar Sandberg, Swedish Social Democratic politician
- Gustav Sandberg, Swedish football 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, 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
- R. N. Sandberg, American playwright and lecturer at Princeton University
- Roland Sandberg, Swedish footballer
- Ryne Sandberg, American baseball player, coach, and manager
- Sandy Sandberg, American football player
- Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook
- Thomas Sandberg, Danish composer
- Tom Sandberg, Norwegian Nordic combined skier
- Willem Sandberg, Dutch typographer and museum curator