Tranberg Family History
Tranberg Name Meaning
Danish: habitational name from Tranbjerg in Denmark named with tran(e) ‘crane’ + berg ‘mountain hill’. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Tranberg in Gjøvik from Tran- which is unexplained + berg ‘mountain hill’. Swedish: ornamental name from trana ‘crane’ (possibly from a placename containing this word; compare 1 above) + berg ‘mountain hill’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022