Edenberg was once the surname of a Swedish noble family formerly known as Eden and now the surname of Swedish commoners. The founder of the noble family was Matthias or Theis Eden (1568–1636), a citizen and brewer of Bremen, whose wife was also called Eden. Their son who was citizen and brewer of Bremen, whose wife was also called Eden. Their son Claus Eden belonged to the cavalry in Lüneburg but he went to Stockholm and then Uppsala, where he became a handlande [ merchant ], a citizen and a city councilor. In that capacity, he was knighted with the name of Edenberg in 1654 and enrolled in Riddarhuset [ "House of Nobility" ] with the number of 617. He thereafter bought the manors at Kiplingeberg and Kättslinge in Uppland and Brunnby in Skåne. He was married twice. His first wife was Gertru