Sandberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Sandberg family

The surname Sandberg was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. Sandberg is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Early History of the Sandberg family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sandberg research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1842 is included under the topic Early Sandberg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sandberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sandberg, Sandbberg, Sandberge, Sandbergge, Sandbergs, Sandberger, Sandburg and many more.

Early Notables of the Sandberg family

Notables of the time included

the Sandberg family of Hamburg

Sandberg Ranking

In the United States, the name Sandberg is the 4,680^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Sandberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sandberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Sandberg, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846
Abraham Sandberg, who settled in Illinois in 1851
Anders Gustaf Sandberg, who settled in America in 1856
Jonas Sandberg, who landed in Minnesota in 1868 2
Abram Sandberg, who arrived in Maine sometime between 1871 and 1882
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Sandberg (post 1700) +

Ryno Sandberg (b. 1959), American baseball player
Anders Sandberg (1968-2024), Swedish musician who was a member of the band Rednex
Lotte Sandberg (1956-2021), Norwegian art historian and journalist
Michael Graham Ruddock Sandberg CBE (1927-2017), Baron Sandberg, English executive chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1977 to 1986
Tom Sandberg (1953-2014), Norwegian art photographer
Roland Sandberg (b. 1946), former Swedish footballer
Erling Sandberg (1879-1956), Norwegian appointed councillor of state

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)