The wangberg Surname
wangberg Name Meaning and History
- Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Trøndelag, probably named from Vang, a river name of unknown origin, + berg ‘mountain’.
- Swedish: ornamental name from a place-name element vång ‘field’, ‘meadow’ + berg ‘mountain’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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