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It's the 28th most common surname in Sweden (Bergström, that is). Tons of people in the northeast (Edit: Northern midwest rather) US have Swedish names.

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What is the back story behind them having swedish surnames?

Alot of swedes emigrated to the US around 1800-1900s and spread all over the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_Unit...

Thanks. Tangentially, search for "The Alot is Better Than You at Everything"

Oh, this was awesome. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better... for the others.

Oh that makes "Alot of swedes" a terrifying concept.

That's exactly the case for my family! However, we lost our umlaut at Ellis Island.

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