Johansson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look up Johansson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Johansson |
|
---|---|
Meaning | Son of Johan |
Related names | Johanson, Johansen |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Johansson |
Johansson is a patronymic family name meaning "son of Johan". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson.[1] The Danish/Norwegian variant is Johansen, while the English language variant is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name. People with the surname Johansson include:
- Anders Johansson, Swedish heavy metal drummer
- Bernt Johansson, road bicycle racer
- Bo Johansson, football (soccer) coach
- Carl Edvard Johansson, inventor of the gauge block set
- Ingemar Johansson, boxer, heavyweight world champion
- Ivar Lo-Johansson, author
- Jan Johansson, jazz pianist
- Jens Johansson, heavy metal keyboardist
- Joachim Johansson, retired tennis player
- Lennart Johansson, president of the European Football Federation
- Olof Johansson, former president of Centerpartiet
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress
- Stefan Johansson, Formula One driver
- Thomas Johansson, tennis player
- Johansson(Band), Power Metal Band
- Vanessa Johansson, American actress