Bengtsson

Bengtsson bengts for short
Family name
Meaning	"son of Bengt"
Language(s) of origin	Swedish

Bengtsson is Swedish family name originating in a patronymic, meaning "son of Bengt", Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as Bengtzon, Bankson, Bankston or Benktsson.

Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.

People

People commonly known by their family name Bengtsson or variants include:

• Anastasia Bengtsson (born 1991), Swedish programmer
• Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
• Anders Bengtsson, Swedish politician and member of parliament
• Bengt Bengtsson, Swedish gymnast
• Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor
• Catrine Bengtsson, Swedish badminton player
• Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Danish cellist
• Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish author
• Gabriel Bengtsson, Swedish judoka
• Gunder Bengtsson, Swedish football coach
• Göran Bengtsson, Swedish handball player
• Gösta Bengtsson, Swedish sailor
• Ingemund Bengtsson, Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979-1988.
• Invar Bengtsson, Swedish entrepreneur, founder of BRIO
• Jan-Olof Bengtsson, Swedish journalist
• Jes Lund Bengtsson, Danish business man
• Johan Bengtsson, Swedish bassist
• Kristin Bengtsson, Swedish female footballer
• Lennart Bengtsson, Swedish meteorologist
• Margot Bengtsson, Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar
• Maria Bengtsson, Swedish badminton player
• Martin Bengtsson, Swedish heavy metal musician
• Mikael Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
• Pierre Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
• Per Bengtsson, Swedish speed skater
• Per-Inge Bengtsson, Swedish sprint canoer
• Rasmus Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
• Robin Bengtsson, Swedish singer
• Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Swedish horse rider and Swedish Silver Medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
• Stellan Bengtsson, Swedish table tennis player
• Sylve Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
• Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom Stone.

Similar spellings:

• Mike Bankston, U.S. Studies
• Erik Bengtson, Brazilian software developer
• Hermann Bengtson, German historian and former rector of the University of Würzburg
• John Bengtson, U.S. linguist
• Phil Bengtson, U.S. American football player
• Vern L. Bengtson, U.S. gereontologist and sociologist
• Tim Bengtson, U.S. Journalism Professor
• Paul F. Bengtson, U.S. Urban Planning professional
• Julie N. Bengtsson, UK. Does our adverts who married -
• Stefan L. Bengtsson, UK. Born in Sweden

Bengtsson as a middle name:

• Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, 15th Century Swedish archbishop