title: Sandberg (surname)
text: # 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.
  * 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
  