Kinberg is a Swedish toponymic surname, with origins from Kinner estate in Sil Socken, Gotland, or Kinne Hundred in Västergötland.[1] An Ashkenazi Jewish ornamental surname of unrelated origin also exists, from the German words for pine (kien) + mountain (berg).[2] Notable persons with the surname Kinberg include:
- Anna Kinberg Batra, a Swedish politician and leader of the Moderate Party
- Johan Gustaf Hjalmar Kinberg, a Swedish zoologist, physician and veterinarian
- Julia Kinberg (1874–1945), Swedish physician and feminist
- Simon Kinberg, an English-born American screenwriter and film producer
References
edit- ^ "Kinberg, släkter" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "kinberg". Family Education Network. Retrieved 16 August 2015.