Find out how popular the last name Berglund is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Berglund.

Berglund, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Berglund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berglund in America

Berglund is the 6546th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berglund surname appeared 5,173 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Berglund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berglund to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Berglund

The surname Berglund originates from Sweden and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Swedish words "berg" meaning mountain and "lund" meaning grove or small wood. The name suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname likely lived near a mountain or hill covered with a small forest or wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Berglund surname appears in the Swedish church records from the parish of Svenljunga in Västergötland County, dating back to the late 1500s. The name is spelled slightly differently as "Berghlund" in these early records.

In the 17th century, there are records of a Berglund family residing in the village of Nyköping in Södermanland County. A man named Hans Berglund, born in 1625, is mentioned as a landowner and farmer in this area.

The Berglund surname can also be found in the Swedish Census Rolls from the early 1800s, which document several families with this name living in various parts of the country, including the regions of Dalarna, Värmland, and Västmanland.

One notable individual with the Berglund surname was Jonas Berglund, a Swedish artist and painter who lived from 1780 to 1853. He is known for his landscape paintings and portraits, many of which are housed in museums and galleries across Sweden.

Another historically significant person with this surname was Carl Berglund, a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) who was born in 1856 and died in 1932. He played a prominent role in the early 20th century Swedish labor movement and advocated for workers' rights.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Swedes with the Berglund surname immigrated to the United States, particularly to the Midwestern states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, where they settled and established new communities.

One of the earliest Berglund immigrants to the United States was Nils Berglund, who arrived in 1868 and settled in Goodhue County, Minnesota. He worked as a farmer and is recorded as having several children who carried on the Berglund name in America.

Another notable individual with the Berglund surname was Gunnar Berglund, a Swedish-American athlete and track and field coach who lived from 1920 to 2003. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and later became a successful coach at various universities in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berglund

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Berglund.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Berglund was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Berglund has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Berglund was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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