Sandberg
English edit
Etymology edit
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from German Sandberg, a habitational surname from a village in Bavaria.
- Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Sandberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements sand (“sand”) and berg (“mountain”).
Proper noun edit
Sandberg (plural Sandbergs)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sandberg is the 4210th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8416 individuals. Sandberg is most common among White (95.13%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sandberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sandberg m (strong, genitive Sandberges or Sandbergs, plural Sandberge)
Declension edit
Declension of Sandberg [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Sandberg” in Duden online
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From sand (“sand”) + berg (“mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Sandberg c (genitive Sandbergs)
- a surname