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

Sellberg, 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 Sellberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sellberg in America

Sellberg is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sellberg surname appeared 112 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sellberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sellberg 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 Sellberg

The surname Sellberg originates from Sweden. It is a locational name derived from the old Swedish words "sill" meaning herring and "berg" meaning hill or mountain. This suggests the name likely originated in an area known for fishing or processing herring near hills or mountains.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Sellberg name dates back to the late 16th century in parish records from Värmland, a historical province in west-central Sweden. The name appeared spelled as both Sellberg and the variant Sillberg.

By the 17th century, the Sellberg name had spread to other regions of Sweden. Records show a Matts Sellberg born around 1620 in Västmanland, a historic province in central Sweden. Another early bearer was Olof Sellberg, born circa 1650 in Östergötland, a province in southern Sweden.

In the 18th century, the Sellberg name continued to be found primarily in central and southern Sweden. Notable individuals included Carl Sellberg (1719-1787), a merchant from Kalmar, and his son Anders Sellberg (1750-1812), a judge and landowner in Jönköping County.

As the 19th century dawned, the surname had spread across Sweden. Prominent figures included the poet and philosopher Frans Michael Sellberg (1804-1885) from Örebro, and the industrialist August Sellberg (1833-1903) who founded a successful machinery company in Gothenburg.

Other noteworthy Sellbergs from the 19th century include the architect Fredrik Sellberg (1839-1923) who designed buildings in Stockholm, and the military officer Carl Sellberg (1854-1915) who served as commander of the Svea Life Guards regiment.

While predominantly a Swedish name, Sellberg has also been recorded in Norwegian church records from the 1700s onwards, likely due to migration between the two neighboring Scandinavian countries over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sellberg

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

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 Sellberg 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 Sellberg 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 Sellberg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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