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 real Svensson"). The term is not derogatory, rather descriptive.
Notable Svenssons
- Film and television
- Bo Svenson, actor
- Music
- 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
- Alf Svensson, politician
- Eva-Britt Svensson, politician
- Sports
- 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
- Karl Svensson, football 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
- Others
- Catharina Svensson, the first Miss Earth
- Lars E. O. Svensson, economist
- Lars Svensson, ornithologist
- Roland Svensson (1910–2003), Swedish painter and illustrator
- Svensson (company)
See also
References
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