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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.
Larsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Lars". There are various spellings. Notable people with the surname include:
Eriksson is a common Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. There are other spelling variations of this surname such as Erikson (419), Ericson, Ericsson and Erixon (55). Erikson is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Lindahl is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words Hans and son. Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
Magnusson, or Magnússon, is a surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning son of Magnus. It may refer to:
Moller, Möller, Møller or von Möller is a surname. 'Möller' means 'Miller'. Notable people with the surname include:
Hansen or Hanssen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning son of Hans. As of 2008, it is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by 4.3% of the population. As of 2000, Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common. In the Faroe Islands Hansen is the second most common surname, while in the North German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Hansen is the third and fifth most common surname, respectively. In Sweden the parallel form is Hansson. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a surname outside Denmark, Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to danishimmigration, though Nordic immigrants to English-speaking countries often anglicised their names to Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Peterson/Petersen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter." The given name Peter is derived from the Greek πέτρος (petros), meaning "rock" or "stone," and has been a popular name choice throughout history due to the Christian apostle Peter. The surname is most commonly found in European countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, and Brussels in the northwestern region. There are an estimated 700 variant spellings of the surname. The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Pedersen or Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English-speaking countries. On another note, the surname Peterson is native to Sweden; therefore, Peterson is the correct spelling from that country.
Backman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jonasson is a surname of Swedish origin. Spelled 'Jónasson', it refers to an Icelandic surname, although Canadians of Icelandic descent are likely to spell it with the accent mark. People with the surname Jonasson 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:
Árnason is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning son of Árni. In proper Icelandic names, it would be written with the accent acute over the initial Á. In Icelandic names, it is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name refers to:
Petersson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Numbers in Sweden:
Björk, Björck, Biörck, or Bjork is a Swedish surname meaning birch. It is also an Icelandic name given to girls, meaning birch, specifically the most common native tree of Iceland, Betula pubescens tortuosa.
Hans Hansson may refer to:
Daníelsson or Danielsson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Richardsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Richard". Notable people with the surname include:
Ericsson or Ericson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Eric". Notable people with the surname include:
Forsell or Forssell is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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