Svensson
Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson or Swanson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name,[1] and literally means "son of Sven", or "Sven's son", originally a patronymic surname. Sven (in Danish and Norwegian also Svend and in Norwegian also "Svein") is a Nordic first name which is used throughout Scandinavia, Estonia and Germany. The name itself is Old Norse for "Young man" or "Young warrior."
In Swedish, "Svensson" is used to signify an ordinary Swede (akin to an average Joe), as in "Hon är en riktig svensson" ("She's a typical Svensson"). The term can be derogatory or descriptive.
Geographical distribution[edit]
As of 2014, 90.6% of all known bearers of the surname Svensson were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:96), 2.9% of Denmark (1:1,713), 1.6% of Norway (1:2,917) and 1.4% of the United States (1:235,190).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:96) in the following counties:[2]
- 1. Blekinge County (1:26)
- 2. Kronoberg County (1:41)
- 3. Kalmar County (1:44)
- 4. Halland County (1:48)
- 5. Jönköping County (1:52)
- 6. Skåne County (1:60)
- 7. Östergötland County (1:79)
- 8. Västra Götaland County (1:83)
Notable Svenssons[edit]
Music[edit]
- Alf Svensson, guitarist of At the Gates
- Andreas "Dregen" Tyrone Svensson, guitarist of Backyard Babies]
- Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, singer and entertainer
- Daniel Svensson, musician
- Esbjörn Svensson, musician
- Martin Svensson, singer
- Ola Svensson, singer, songwriter
- Peter Svensson, musician
- Jan Svensson, singer
Politics[edit]
- Alf Svensson, politician
- Eva-Britt Svensson, politician
Sports[edit]
- Åke Svenson, Swedish Olympic athlete
- Anders Svensson (bandy) (born 1975), Swedish bandy player
- Anders Svensson (canoeist) (born 1977), Swedish canoer
- Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976), Swedish footballer
- Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2007), Swedish footballer
- Annica Svensson, Swedish footballer
- Björn Svensson, ice hockey player
- Bo Svensson, football player
- Gustav Svensson, football player
- Jonas Svensson, tennis player
- Jörgen Lennart Svensson, bank länsförsäkringar [3] [4][5][6][7]
- Karl Svensson, football player
- Leif Svensson, hockey player
- Madelein Svensson, race walker
- Magnus Svensson, football player
- Magnus Svensson, ice hockey player
- Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, ice hockey player
- Marie Svensson, table tennis player
- Tommy Svensson, football manager and player
- Victoria Svensson, football player
- Mikael Svensson Haga, most famous handballplayer in Falu Handbollsklubb. Made only one goal i 796 games. Holding the record for Being the dirtiest player in club history, spending 3 years in the penalty booth.
Others[edit]
- Bo Svenson, actor
- Catharina Svensson, the first Miss Earth
- Chris Svensson (1965–2018), British car designer
- Johan Svensson, Swedish Air Force officer
- Lars E. O. Svensson, economist
- Lars Svensson, ornithologist
- Roland Svensson (1910–2003), Swedish painter and illustrator
- Svensson (company)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistics Sweden
- ^ Svensson surname distribution
- ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5164016627/lansforsakringar-liv-forsakringsaktiebolag-publ
- ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5569272247/lansforsakringar-gavleborgs-fastighets-ab
- ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5565497020/lansforsakringar-ab-publ
- ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5562441781/lansforsakringar-hypotek-ab-publ
- ^ http://www.allabolag.se/what/l%C3%A4nsfors%C3%A4kringar/page/2
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