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Stenberg is a surname that was the 11,945th most common last name in the United States as of the 2000 census.[1] One origin nationality for the surname is Swedish, though it was not uncommon for Swedish immigrants to the United States to change this surname to Stoneberg.[2] According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names", this is a Swedish ornamental surname meaning "stone mountain" (or "stone hill" in Danish or Norwegian).[3]

19th Century

20th Century

21st Century

Lillo-Stenberg

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Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Smith, Elsdon Coles (1986) [1969]. American Surnames (reprint). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 26. ISBN 9780806311500 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Stenberg Name Meaning & Stenberg Family History". Dictionary of American Surnames. 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015 – via Ancestry.com.