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. The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch variant is Johansen, while the most common spelling in the US is Johnson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name.
Andersson is a Swedish language surname, a form of the surname Anderson. Andersson is, if several spelling variants are included, the most common surname in Sweden. Notable people with the surname include:
Jonsson is a surname of Nordic, mostly Swedish, origin, meaning son of Jon. In Iceland the name is a part of the Patronymic name system. Notable people with the surname include:
Lahti is a Finnish surname of Laine type meaning "bay" or "gulf".
Björklund or Bjørklund or Bjorklund is a surname of Swedish and Norwegian origin. Notable people with the surname include:
A derivative of the name Gustav, Gustafson, Gustafsson, Gustavson, or Gustavsson, is a group of surnames of Scandinavian origin, and may refer to the following people:
Moller, Möller, Møller or von Möller is a surname. 'Möller' means 'Miller'. Notable people with the surname include:
Englund is a surname of Swedish origin, meaning "meadow grove".
Backlund is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name.
Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages, is common in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The origin of the German forms Dahl and Dahle may have been in medieval Westphalia. In Germany about 11 places are called Dahl. In the Netherlands, a suburb of the city of Nijmegen is called "Heyerdaal", in which "daal" also means "valley". Other examples are "Bloemendaal," "Rozendaal," and "Roosendaal." There are several variations as it was common to add a suffix to Dahl in order to denote the name bearer's original locale or occupation. You also find several variations of -dahl used with prefixes.
Berglund is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'mountain grove'.
Backman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gunnarsson is a surname of Icelandic or Swedish origin, meaning son of Gunnar. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. Notable people with the surname include:
Koskinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland, where it is the ninth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Krejčí is a Czech surname meaning tailor. Notable people include:
Nielsen is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It is the most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the forms Nelsen and Nilsen are more common. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The frequent occurrence of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark is due to emigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Nielson, Nelsen, Nelson, Neilson, or Neilsen.
Hallström is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Roos is a surname with multiple origins. In Dutch, Low German, Swiss German and Estonian “Roos” means “Rose” and the surname is often of toponymic origin In 2007, 8600 people were named Roos and another 2880 “de Roos” in the Netherlands. In the UK, Roos may be of patronymic origin (“Andrews”) or indicating red hair. The name is also relatively common in Sweden, Finland and Estonia . People with the name "Roos" or "de Roos" include:
Niemi is a Finnish surname of Laine type literally meaning "peninsula".
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