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

Skogsberg, 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 Skogsberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Skogsberg in America

Skogsberg is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Skogsberg surname appeared 188 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 Skogsberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Skogsberg 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 Skogsberg

The surname Skogsberg is of Scandinavian origin, specifically from Sweden. It is a locational name derived from the words "skog" meaning forest and "berg" meaning hill or mountain. The name likely originated in an area of Sweden where there was a forested hill or mountain.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Skogsberg dates back to the 16th century in Swedish parish records. There are several variations in the spelling, including Skogsberg, Skoghsberg, and Skogesbergh. The variations in spelling were common during that time period before standardized spelling was established.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Skogsberg was Anders Skogsberg, born in 1587 in the village of Skogsberg, located in the province of Småland, Sweden. He was a farmer and landowner.

In the 17th century, the name Skogsberg appeared in several Swedish military records. Johan Skogsberg, born in 1632, served as a soldier in the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. His son, Erik Skogsberg, born in 1670, also served in the Swedish military.

During the 18th century, the Skogsberg name was found in various Swedish church records and land records. One notable individual was Carl Skogsberg, a wealthy landowner born in 1712 in the town of Skogsberg, located in the province of Västergötland.

In the 19th century, the Skogsberg family spread to other parts of Scandinavia and beyond. Gustav Skogsberg, born in 1845 in Sweden, emigrated to the United States in the 1870s and settled in Minnesota. He worked as a farmer and was one of the earliest Swedes to settle in that state.

Another notable individual with the surname Skogsberg was Knut Skogsberg, born in 1856 in Norway. He was a renowned explorer and cartographer who led several expeditions to map the Arctic regions of Scandinavia and Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Skogsberg

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

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

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