Forsberg

Forsberg is a Swedish-language surname.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 62.5% of all known bearers of the surname Forsberg were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:590), 22.5% of the United States (1:60,128), 3.8% of Norway (1:5,096), 3.7% of Finland (1:5,547), 2.7% of Canada (1:50,339) and 2.1% of Denmark (1:10,062).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:590) in the following counties:
 * 1. Västernorrland (1:202)
 * 2. Västerbotten (1:226)
 * 3. Norrbotten (1:304)
 * 4. Gävleborg (1:329)
 * 5. Jämtland (1:376)
 * 6. Uppsala (1:392)
 * 7. Dalarna (1:422)
 * 8. Västmanland (1:459)
 * 9. Örebro (1:483)
 * 10. Värmland (1:523)

In Norway, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,096) in the following regions:
 * 1. Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1:2,214)
 * 2. Eastern Norway (1:3,658)
 * 3. Northern Norway (1:5,053)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1:5,547) in the following regions:
 * 1. Ostrobothnia (1:2,317)
 * 2. Åland (1:2,484)
 * 3. Central Ostrobothnia (1:2,572)
 * 4. Uusimaa (1:3,095)
 * 5. Kainuu (1:4,779)
 * 6. Kymenlaakso (1:4,883)
 * 7. Päijänne Tavastia (1:5,415)

People

 * Amanda Forsberg (1846–?), Swedish ballerina
 * Anton Forsberg (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Bengt Forsberg (born 1952), Swedish classical pianist
 * Billy Forsberg (born 1988), British speedway rider
 * Carl Johan Forsberg (1868–1938), Swedish painter
 * Chris Forsberg (born 1982), American racecar driver
 * Chuck Forsberg (1944–2015), American computer specialist
 * Emelie Forsberg (born 1986), Swedish trail runner and ski mountaineer
 * Emil Forsberg (born 1991), Swedish footballer
 * Eric Forsberg (born 1966), American screenwriter and director
 * Filip Forsberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Franklin S. Forsberg (1905–2002), American publisher and U.S. ambassador to Sweden
 * Henrik Forsberg (born 1967), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
 * Josephine Forsberg (1921–2011), American writer and pioneer in improvisation at The Second City
 * Kevin Forsberg (born 1934), American systems engineer
 * Lars Lennart Forsberg (1933–2012), Swedish film director
 * Magdalena Forsberg (born 1967), Swedish athlete
 * Michael Forsberg, American photographer
 * Peter Forsberg (born 1973), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Randall Forsberg (1943–2007), Gandhi Peace Award recipient
 * Rolf Forsberg (1925–2017), American actor, writer and filmmaker
 * Sara Forsberg (born 1994), Finnish singer, comedian, actress, and YouTube personality
 * Thomas Forsberg (1966–2004), Swedish musician, known as Quorthon