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

Solberg, 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 Solberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Solberg in America

Solberg is the 6336th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Solberg surname appeared 5,379 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 Solberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Solberg 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 Solberg

The surname Solberg is of Norwegian origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is a descriptive name derived from the Old Norse words "sól" meaning sun and "berg" meaning mountain or rocky hill, indicating that the original bearer lived near a sunny or south-facing mountain.

Solberg was initially more common in western and central Norway, particularly in the regions of Rogaland, Hordaland, and Sogn og Fjordane. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval Norwegian census records and land registers from the 14th and 15th centuries.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Solberg was Torstein Solberg, a landowner and farmer who lived in the village of Sola near Stavanger in the late 14th century. Records also show a Halldor Solberg, a merchant and shipowner from Bergen, who was involved in trade with the Hanseatic League in the early 15th century.

The Solberg name has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. Eirik Solberg (1564-1636) was a prominent Lutheran clergyman and scholar who served as the Bishop of Stavanger and played a significant role in the Norwegian Reformation. Nils Solberg (1791-1857) was a Norwegian poet and writer known for his patriotic and nature-inspired works.

In the 19th century, Ivar Solberg (1825-1892) was a respected Norwegian jurist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Norway from 1891 to 1892. More recently, Erna Solberg (born 1961) was the Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and the second woman to hold the position after Gro Harlem Brundtland.

While the Solberg name has its roots in Norway, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration. Notable individuals with the surname include Erik Solberg (1887-1959), a Norwegian-American athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and Peder Solberg (born 1975), a Norwegian professional rally driver and the 2003 World Rally Championship winner.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Solberg

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

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

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