Stenberg is a surname that was the 11,945th most common last name in the United States as of the 2000 census. One origin nationality for the surname is Swedish, though it was not uncommon for Swedish immigrants to the United States to change this surname to Stoneberg. According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names", this is a Swedish ornamental surname meaning "stone mountain" (or "stone hill" in Danish or Norwegian).
19th CenturyLisette Stenberg (1770–1847), Swedish actress and musicianUlla Stenberg (1792–1858), Swedish damask maker20th CenturyBirgitta Stenberg (1932–2014), Swedish author, translator and illustratorBrigitta Stenberg, American actressDon Stenberg (b. 1948), American politicianEira Stenberg (b. 1943), Finnish playwright and poetGaby Stenberg (1923–2011), Swedish actressGeorgii Stenberg (1900–1933), Russian artist and designerHans Stenberg (b. 1953), Swedish politicianHenry Wuorila-Stenberg (b. 1949), Finnish expressionist and surrealist artistJan Stenberg, Swedish businessmanJohnny Stenberg (1925–1990), Norwegian politicianKurt Enoch Stenberg (1888–1936), Finnish Olympic gymnastLeif Stenberg (b. 1969), Swedish Muslim scholarRagnar Stenberg (1887–1954), Finnish athleteScott Stenberg (b. 1958), American aerospace engineer/executive, businessman, U.S. Patent holderSirið Stenberg (b. 1968), Faroese politicianTrine Stenberg (b. 1969), former Norwegian footballerVladimir Stenberg (1899–1982), Soviet artist and designer21st CenturyAmandla Stenberg (b. 1998), American actressJeremy Stenberg (b. 1981), American freestyle Motocross riderLillo-StenbergLars Lillo-Stenberg (b. 1962), Norwegian musicianPer Lillo-Stenberg (1928–2014), Norwegian actor