Österberg Surname

91,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Österberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) East mountain.

Österberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,0471:2,433227
Finland1,0381:5,295843
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Norway501:102,84613,903
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malta11:430,2723,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

The alternate forms: Osterberg (3,038) are calculated separately.

Österberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) East mountain.

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

Österberg Last Name Facts

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

Österberg is found most frequently in Sweden. It may be rendered as: Osterberg. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Österberg? popularity and diffusion

Österberg is the 91,488th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,392,880 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Österberg are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 4,047 people, or 1 in 2,433. In Sweden Österberg is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside and Skåne County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 20 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Österberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Österberg has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Österberg surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Österberg Last Name Statistics demography

Österberg earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning 386,614 kr per year.

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Österberg Reference & Research

Osterberg FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Osterberg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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