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Pages in category "Swedish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 741 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Scandinavian family name etymology. Heritable family names were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names. Family names (surnames) were still used together with primary ...
In the region of Dalecarlia, the farm names (Swedish: gårdsnamn) are often unique and put first in the name in genitive form: Ollas Anders Eriksson (Anders from Olla, son of Erik). As patronyms were replaced by surnames, theu either became surnames proper (at the end) or continued to be used in the traditional way in combination with a new ...
Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Scandinavian origin" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
Swedish toponymic surnames (2 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Swedish origin" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson, Swinson or Swanson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name, as of 2021 there are about 88,000 residents in Sweden with the name in the population register. [1] The name is originally a patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Sven ", or "Sven's son".
Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig', as lind means 'linden tree' ( Tilia cordata ), and kvist means 'twig'. In Sweden, about 23,000 people have this surname in some variation. [ 1] Lindqvist is by far the most common spelling (69%), but frequent variations include Lindkvist (20%) and Lindquist (11%).
Bengtsson is Swedish surname originating in a patronymic, meaning "son of Bengt " (Benedict), Bengt meaning "Blessed". [1] The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as Bengtzon, Bankson, Bankston, Benson, Bengston or Benktsson. [citation needed]