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

Soderberg, 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 Soderberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Soderberg in America

Soderberg is the 11568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Soderberg surname appeared 2,718 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Soderberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Soderberg 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 Soderberg

The surname SODERBERG originated from Sweden in the late 17th century. It is derived from the Swedish words 'söder' meaning 'south' and 'berg' meaning 'mountain' or 'hill'. The name likely refers to someone who lived near a southern hill or mountain range.

In its earliest recorded form, the name was spelled 'Söderberg'. It began appearing in Swedish church records and census documents from the late 1600s, particularly in the regions of Småland and Östergötland. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Sven Söderberg, born in 1678 in the village of Hult, near the town of Jönköping.

The SODERBERG name can be found in several historical documents from the 18th and 19th centuries, including military records and land ownership records. Notable early bearers of the name include Gustaf Söderberg (1804-1892), a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, and Carl Söderberg (1836-1896), a successful businessman and industrialist from Stockholm.

As Swedish emigration to North America increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many individuals with the surname SODERBERG settled in various parts of the United States and Canada. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was that of Johan Soderberg, who arrived in New York from Sweden in 1863.

Throughout its history, the SODERBERG name has been borne by several notable individuals, including Hjalmar Söderberg (1869-1941), a Swedish novelist and playwright; Theodor Söderberg (1910-1971), a Swedish Olympic swimmer; and Arne Söderberg (1939-2021), a Swedish business magnate and founder of the Söderberg Foundations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Soderberg

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

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

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