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Early Origins of the Sundberg family

The surname Sundberg 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 Sundberg family

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Sundberg Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Sundberg family

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Sundberg Ranking

In the United States, the name Sundberg is the 7,239th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Sundberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sundberg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hinrich William Sundberg, aged 17, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1787 2
Sundberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Sundberg, who landed in New York, NY in 1887 2
  • Bernard Sundberg, who settled in Illinois in 1888
  • Anders Petter Sundberg, who settled in Pensacola, FL in 1892
  • Axel H. Sundberg, who arrived in Illinois in 1898

Contemporary Notables of the name Sundberg (post 1700) +

  • Charles G. Sundberg, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1906; Socialist Labor Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Haven, 1910, 1912 3
  • Bengt E. Sundberg, American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 63rd District, 1903-10 3
  • Andrew P. Sundberg, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad, 1984 3
  • Alan C. Sundberg, American politician, Justice of Florida State Supreme Court, 1975-82 3
  • Harry Sundberg (1898-1945), Swedish bronze medalist footballer at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Jaana Sundberg, Finnish judoka who competed in the women's 52 KG category at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • John Sundberg (1920-2004), Swedish bronze medalist sport shooter at the 1956 Olympic Games

Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Nils Sundberg (1874-1914), Canadian Third Class Passenger from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 4


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


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