Walberg

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from German Walberg, a variant of either Wallberg or Wahlberg.
• Borrowed from Norwegian Wålberg, a habitational surname from Old Norse valr (“falcon”) or hváll (“dome-shaped hill”) + berg (“mountain”).
• Borrowed from Swedish Walberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements vall (“grassy field, pasture”) and berg (“mountain”).

Proper noun

Walberg (plural Walbergs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Walberg is the 23167^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1101 individuals. Walberg is most common among White (92.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Walberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.