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", 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."[2]
In Swedish, "Svensson" is used to signify an ordinary Swede, as is "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
- Politics
- Alf Svensson, politician
- Eva-Britt Svensson, politician
- Sports
- Anders Svensson, football player
- 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
- Svensson (company)
See also
- Swenson (disambiguation)
- Svendsen
References
- ↑ Statistics Sweden
- ↑ "Sven disambiguation". Retrieved 5/3/2012.
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