Svensson
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Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson or Swenson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name,[1] and literally means "son of Sven", or "Sven's son". In the combination "Medelsvensson" (Average Svensson) it is also the Swedish counterpart to Joe Bloggs, a placeholder name for a person considered to possess average qualities.
[edit] Notable Svenssons
- Alf Svensson, politician
- Alf Svensson, guitarist of At the Gates
- Anders Svensson, football player
- Annica Svensson, Swedish footballer
- Andreas "Dregen" Tyrone Svensson, guitarist of Backyard Babies (*1973)
- Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, singer and entertainer
- Björn Svensson, ice hockey player
- Bo Svensson, football player
- Bo Svenson, actor
- Catharina Svensson, the first Miss Earth
- Daniel Svensson, musician
- Esbjörn Svensson, musician
- Eva-Britt Svensson, politician
- Gustav Svensson, football player
- Jonas Svensson, tennis player
- Karl Svensson, football player
- Lars E. O. Svensson, economist
- Lars Svensson, ornithologist
- Madelein Svensson, race walker
- Magnus Svensson, football player
- Magnus Svensson, ice hockey player
- Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, ice hockey player
- Marie Svensson, table tennis player
- Peter Svensson, musician
- Tommy Svensson, football manager and player
- Victoria Svensson, football player
