Svensson
Template:Short description Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson, Swinson or Swanson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name, Template:As of 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". 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."
Use as a word
In Swedish, "Svensson" is used to signify an ordinary Swedish person (akin to an average Joe), as in "Script error: No such module "Lang"." ("He's a typical Svensson"). The term can be derogatory or descriptive, depending on context. Similarly, 'Script error: No such module "Lang".' (Template:Lit) describes a typical Swede.[2]
Notable people
Music
- Alf Svensson (guitarist) (born 1967), Swedish heavy metal guitarist of At the Gates
- Andreas "Dregen" Tyrone Svensson (born 1973), Swedish guitarist of Backyard Babies
- Barbro Svensson (1938–2018), better known as Lill-Babs, Swedish singer, actress and television presenter
- Daniel Svensson (born 1977), Swedish drummer of the Swedish band In Flames and drummer / vocalist for the band Sacrilege GBG
- Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008), Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio
- Jan Svensson (born 1950), Swedish pop singer known as Harpo
- Martin Svensson (singer) (born 1978), also known as Martin, Swedish singer, author and musician
- Ola Svensson (born 1986), Swedish singer songwriter, known by the mononym Ola or later on as Brother Leo
- Peter Svensson (born 1974), Swedish record producer, songwriter and musician
- Sven Maes (born 1973), Belgian DJ and producer also known as Svenson
Politics
- Alf Svensson (politician) (born 1938), Swedish politician
- Eva-Britt Svensson (born 1946), Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament
- Per-Olof Svensson
- Valborg Svensson (1903–1983), Swedish politician and journalist
Sports
- Adam Svensson (born 1993), Canadian golfer
- Åke Svenson (born 1953), Swedish Olympic middle-distance runner
- Anders Svensson (bandy) (born 1975), Swedish bandy player
- Anders Svensson (canoeist) (born 1977), Swedish canoer
- Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2007), Swedish footballer
- Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976), Swedish footballer
- Annica Svensson (born 1983), Swedish female footballer
- Björn Svensson (born 1986), Swedish ice hockey player
- Bo Svensson (born 1979), Danish footballer and coach
- Gustav Svensson (born 1987), Swedish footballer
- Hilda Svensson (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player
- Jesper Svensson (footballer) (born 1990), Swedish footballer
- Jesper Svensson (bowler) (born 1995), Swedish ten-pin bowler
- Jesper Svensson (golfer) (born 1996), Swedish golfer
- Jonas Svensson (tennis) (born 1966), Swedish tennis player
- Karl Svensson (born 1984), Swedish footballer
- Leif Svensson (born 1951), Swedish ice hockey player
- Madelein Svensson (born 1969), Swedish race walker
- Magnus Svensson (footballer) (born 1969), Swedish footballer
- Magnus Svensson (ice hockey, born 1963), Swedish ice hockey player
- Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson (born 1991), ice hockey player
- Marie Svensson (born 1967), Swedish table tennis player
- Pelle Svensson
- Per Svensson (ice hockey)
- Tommy Svensson (born 1945), football manager and player
- Victoria Sandell Svensson (born 1977), Swedish footballer
Others
- Allan Svensson, Swedish actor, Gustav Svensson in Svensson, Svensson
- Antero Svensson (1892–1946), Finnish Army major general
- Bengt Svensson (born 1958), Swedish Army major general
- Bo Svenson, Swedish–American actor
- Catharina Svensson, Danish lawyer, a professional equestrienne, model and beauty queen
- Chris Svensson (1965–2018), British car designer
- Emil Svensson, a fictional character by Astrid Lindgren
- Herta Svensson (1886–1981), Swedish educator, social worker, and personnel consultant
- Johan Svensson, Swedish Air Force officer
- Lars E. O. Svensson, Swedish economist
- Lars Svensson (ornithologist), Swedish ornithologist
- Mattias Svensson
- Per Svensson (actor)
- Roland Svensson (1910–2003), Swedish painter and illustrator
Others
- Svensson, Svensson, a Swedish sitcom