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Pages in category "Swedish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 757 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Unlike modern surnames (family names), they were specific to a person and were not transferred to a person's children. Before 1500, hereditary surnames (family names) were almost unheard except among a few, select elite families. For a long time after that, they were inconsistently used and only found in the upper strata (often urban) of society.
Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 61 P) ... The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aa (surname)
Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word holmr meaning a small island. [ citation needed ] Also Norwegian , Swedish , and Danish
A third tradition of surnames was introduced in south Finland by the Swedish-speaking upper and middle classes, which used typical German and Swedish surnames. By custom, all Finnish-speaking persons who were able to get a position of some status in urban or learned society, discarded their Finnish name, adopting a Swedish, German or (in the ...
Johansson is a patronymic family name of Swedish origin meaning "son of Johan", or "Johan's son". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. [1] (First 18 surnames ends -sson. [2]) The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch variant is Johansen, while the most common spelling in the US is Johnson. There are still other spellings.
Pages in category "Swedish masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 234 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As of 2014, 64.1% of all known bearers of the surname Berglund were residents of Sweden, 23.8% of the United States, 4.8% of Norway, 2.5% of Finland and 1.6% of Canada.. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties: [2]