Berglund

Berglund

Origin
Meaning	'mountain grove'
Region of origin	Sweden

Berglund is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'mountain grove' (berg means 'mountain' or 'hill', and lund means 'grove of trees', derived from the Old Norse lundr). ^[1]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 64.1% of all known bearers of the surname Berglund were residents of Sweden, 23.8% of the United States, 4.8% of Norway, 2.5% of Finland and 1.6% of Canada.

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties: ^[2]

• 1. Västernorrland (1:150)
• 2. Norrbotten (1:191)
• 3. Västerbotten (1:216)
• 4. Gävleborg (1:260)
• 5. Dalarna (1:271)
• 6. Jämtland (1:291)
• 7. Värmland (1:380)
• 8. Västmanland (1:408)
• 9. Uppsala (1:438)
• 10. Södermanland (1:451)

People

In sports:

• Anna-Lisa Berglund (born ?), Swedish archer
• Art Berglund (1940–2020), retired Canadian-American ice hockey player
• Bo Berglund (born 1955), retired Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Bruno Berglund, Swedish rally car racer
• Charles Berglund (born 1965), retired Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Christian Berglund (born 1980), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Claes Berglund, Swedish ski orienteerer
• Elina Berglund (born 1984), particle physicist and entrepreneur
• Eva Berglund (born 1984), Swedish swimmer
• Fredrik Berglund (born 1979), Swedish professional football (soccer) player
• Hans Berglund (1918–2006), Swedish sprint canoer
• Johan Berglund (born 1983), Swedish bandy player
• Kalle Berglund, Swedish athlete
• Marianne Berglund (born 1963), Swedish cyclist
• Maud Berglund (1934–2000), Swedish swimmer
• Oscar Berglund (born 1984), Swedish football (soccer) goaltender
• Patrik Berglund (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player
• Per-Arne Berglund (1927–2002), Swedish javelin thrower, silver at the 1950 European Championships
• Tomas Berglund (born ?), Swedish ice hockey player

In music:

• Dan Berglund (born 1963), Swedish jazz contrabassist
• Eric Berglund (born 1981), Swedish musician in the band The Tough Alliance
• Anders Berglund (born 1948), Swedish composer, arranger, musician, and conductor
• Bernhard Berglund (1891–1944), Swedish teacher and composer
• Dan Berglund (born 1954), Finnish-Swedish singer
• Michael Berglund (born 1978) American music producer and studio engineer under pseudonym "Zebulon Dak"
• Joel Berglund (1903–1985), Swedish opera singer
• Lily Berglund (1928–2010), Swedish singer and actress
• Olle Berglund (1908–1998), Swedish hymn writer
• Paavo Berglund (1929–2012), Finnish conductor
• Ruth Berglund (1897–1984), Swedish opera singer

In film and television:

• Bertil Berglund (1898–1979), Swedish actor
• Björn Berglund (actor) (1904–1968), Swedish actor and singer
• Elsa Berglund (née Wickman, 1885–1967), Swedish actress, married actor Erik Berglund in 1912
• Erik "Bullen" Berglund (1887–1963), Swedish actor and director
• Ernst Berglund (1888–1971), Swedish actor
• Harald Berglund (1904–1980), Swedish cinematographer
• Kelli Berglund (born 1996), American actress
• Pär Brundin (born 1972 as Pär Berglund), Swedish director and actor
• Pelle Berglund (born 1939), Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter
• Svenn Berglund (born 1939), Norwegian dancer and actor
• Timothy Björklund (born ?), American director, sometimes credited as Timothy Berglund
• Anna Sophia Berglund (born 1986), American actress and model

In politics:

• Alfred Berglund (Minnesota politician) (1871–1962), American farmer and politician
• Carl Berglund (1859–1921), Swedish politician
• Elmer E. Berglund (1924–2008), American politician
• Helge Berglund (1907–?), Swedish politician
• Jan Berglund (1864–?), Swedish politician
• Matteus Berglund (1898–1981), Swedish politician
• Mona Berglund Nilsson (born 1942), Swedish politician
• Rune Berglund (born 1939), Swedish politician

In literature and journalism:

• Anne-Marie Berglund (1952–2020), Finnish-Swedish author
• Björn Berglund (author) (born 1938), Swedish author
• Christer Berglund (born 1950), Swedish journalist
• Fredrik Falk (born 1950 as Fredrik Berglund), Swedish journalist, author, and copywriter
• Jan-Erik Berglund (born 1957), Finnish journalist and actor
• Karin Berglund (born 1937), Swedish journalist, author, and photographer
• Lars Berglund (1921–2002), Swedish author, screenwriter, and playwright

In fiction:

• The Berglund family, protagonists of Jonathan Franzen's novel Freedom

In other fields:

• Alfred Berglund (admiral) (1862–1945), Norwegian admiral
• Erik Berglund (furniture) (1921-?), Swedish furniture maker
• Nils Berglund (1923-?), Swedish illustrator and graphic artist
• Sten Berglund (born 1947), Swedish political scientist

References

1. Berglund etymology (behindthename.com)
2. Berglund surname distribution