Berg

由来と歴史

Topographic or nature surname derived from the Swedish and Old Norse 'berg' meaning 'mountain' or 'hill'. Berg is one of the simplest Swedish nature surnames, consisting of a single topographic element rather than a compound. It was typically adopted by families who lived near or on a prominent hill or rocky outcrop, and arose independently in many localities across Sweden, Norway, and Germany. In Sweden it is common across the country but with slightly elevated frequency in the rocky provinces of Smaland and Norrland, where prominent hills were more abundant landscape features than on the central plains.