Westberg
Appearance
Westberg is a Swedish topographic surname, which means "west mountain" or "west hill", from the Swedish terms väst ("west") and berg ("mountain" or "hill").[1] Alternative spellings include Wästberg, Västberg and Vestberg. The surname may refer to:
- Anna Westberg (1946–2005), a Swedish novelist and non-fiction writer
- Curt Westberg (born 1943), a Swedish Air Force major general
- Emelie Westberg (born 1990), a Swedish handball player
- Erik Westberg (born 1956), a Swedish conductor and professor in music performance
- Granger E. Westberg (1913–1999), an American Lutheran clergyman and professor
- Hans Vestberg (born 1965), a Swedish businessman
- Jacob Westberg (1885–1933), a Swedish long-distance runner
- Johanna Westberg (born 1990), a Swedish handball player
- Karolina Westberg (born 1978), a Swedish footballer
- Leslie J. Westberg (1920–1997), an American brigadier
- Niklas Westberg (born 1979), a Swedish footballer
- Norman Westberg, an American guitarist
- Maria Westberg (1853–1893), a Swedish ballerina
- Peter Westberg (born 1995), a Swedish footballer
- Rune Westberg (born 1974), a Danish songwriter, record producer, and mixer
- Quentin Westberg (born 1986), a French-American soccer player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. [https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=westberg "Westberg Family History 14-Day Free Trial"], Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016.