Lindberg

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 52.9% of all known bearers of the surname Lindberg were residents of Sweden, 26.6% of the United States, 7.3% of Finland, 4.5% of Denmark, 3.4% of Norway and 1.9% of Canada.

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:354) in the following counties:

Västerbotten (1:122)

Gävleborg (1:178)

Norrbotten (1:244)

Uppsala (1:258)

Västmanland (1:264)

Dalarna (1:293)

Jämtland (1:319)

Västernorrland (1:319)

Södermanland (1:347)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,441) in the following regions:

Åland (1:336)

Southwest Finland (1:730)

Uusimaa (1:849)

Tavastia Proper (1:1,202)

Kymenlaakso (1:1,285)

In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:25,889) in the following states:

People

A–G

Anna Lindberg (born 1981), Swedish diver

Augusta Lindberg (1866–1943), Swedish actress

Carl Lindberg (1904–1984), Danish boxer

Chad Lindberg (born 1976), American actor

Charles W. Lindberg (1920–2007), American Marine, one of the raisers of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima

Chris Lindberg (born 1967), retired Canadian ice hockey player

Christian Lindberg (born 1958), Swedish trombonist

Christina Lindberg (born 1950), Swedish actress and pin-up girl

David C. Lindberg (1935–2015), American historian of science

David R. Lindberg (born 1948), American malacologist

Dawn Lindberg (1945–2020), South African singer and actress

Donald A.B. Lindberg (1933–2019), American physician

Edward Lindberg (1887–1978), American Olympic athlete

Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette (1874–1944), Swedish writer and princess of Persia

Göran Lindberg, convicted Swedish serial rapist

Gunner Lindberg (born 1975), convicted American murderer

H–M

Hanna Lindberg (1865–1951), Swedish politician, the first woman in a communal council (1910)

Hans Lindberg (born 1981), Danish team handball player

Helge Lindberg (1887–1928), Finnish opera singer

Holger Lindberg (1894–1966), Swedish wrestler

Jakob Lindberg (born 1952), Swedish lutenist

Janne Lindberg (born 1966), Finnish former professional footballer

Jim Lindberg (born 1968), U.S. singer-songwriter for the punk band Pennywise

Joakim Lindberg (born 1993), Swedish canoeist

John Lindberg (born 1959), American jazz double-bassist

John G. Lindberg (1884–1973), Finnish ophthalmologist, discoverer of exfoliation syndrome (1917)

Karin Lindberg (1929–2020), Swedish gymnast

Karin Kock-Lindberg (1891–1976), Swedish politician

Knut Lindberg (1882–1961), Swedish Olympic athlete

Knut Lindberg (wrestler) (1880–1930), Finnish wrestler

Kristoffer Lindberg (born 1992), Swedish politician

Magnus Lindberg (born 1958), Finnish composer

Marcus Lindberg (born 1980), Swedish footballer

N–Z

Odd F. Lindberg (1945–2021), Norwegian freelance journalist, arctic explorer and film maker

Oskar Lindberg (composer) (1887–1955), Swedish composer

Oskar Lindberg (cross-country skier) (1894–1977), Swedish cross-country skier

Patrik Lindberg (born 1988), better known as f0rest, Swedish Counter-Strike player

Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835–1889), Swedish physician and bryologist

Sigfrid Lindberg (1897–1977), Swedish footballer

Stig Lindberg (1916–1982), Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator

Sven Lindberg (1918–2006), Swedish film actor and director

Teres Lindberg (born 1974), Swedish politician

Tomas Lindberg (1972–2025), Swedish singer and composer

Torsten Lindberg (1917–2009), Swedish football player and manager

Ulrika Knape-Lindberg (born 1955), Swedish diver, mother of Anna Lindberg

Verner Lindberg (1852–1909), Finnish politician

Wilson Lindberg (born 2006), Swedish footballer

Ylva Lindberg (born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player