Soderberg Surname

104,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Soderberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) South mountain.

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Soderberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7231:97,35710,856
Canada2871:128,38213,382
England1541:361,80625,827
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Australia471:574,37741,856
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark71:806,38843,211
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

The alternate forms: Söderberg (12,454) are calculated separately.

Soderberg (11) may also be a first name.

Soderberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) South mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the southern mountain (or big hill). It is derived from the Swedish words söder ('ö' as o or oe), meaning 'south' or 'southern', and berg, meaning 'mountain' (old Norse sy ð ri-bjarg). Southern most likely refers to a mountain south of the town/city the person lives in.

- deleted-173293

This name comes from when people immigrated from Europe to the United States. Originally, the name was something along the lines of Süterberg, which means 'south of the mountain' in German.

- whitneysederberg

Soderberg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Soderberg Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Soderberg (Russian: Содерберг) is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Söderberg. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soderberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,465th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,622,339 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Soderberg reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Soderberg is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,723 people, or 1 in 97,357. In The United States Soderberg is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Soderberg exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Soderberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Soderberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soderberg surname grew 2,499 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 856 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soderberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Soderberg are 1.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Soderberg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16% more than the national average, earning $50,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Soderberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soderberg in the Russian language
Содербергsoderberg-

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