See also
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| Language(s) | Germanic |
| Meaning | "son of Johan" |
| Region of origin | Sweden |
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| Variant form(s) | Johanson, Johansen, Johnson, Jones |
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. Johansson is an uncommon given name.
As of 2014, 91.2% of all known bearers of the surname Johansson were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:39), 2.5% of Finland (1:802), 1.5% of Norway (1:1,274), 1.4% of the United States (1:93,010) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:2,022).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:39) in the following counties:
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:802) in the following regions: [3]
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Lind is a surname of both Swedish and Estonian origin. In Swedish, it is the word for the linden tree. In Estonian, it is the word for bird.
Lindgren is a Swedish surname.
Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin. The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior. King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include:
Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation. Karlson and Carlson also exist, but are uncommon, as are Carlzon and Qarlsson. The parallel Danish-Norwegian forms are Karlsen and Carlsen.
Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was sveinn.
Svensson 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. The name is originally a patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Sven", or "Sven's son". Sven 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."
Bergman is a surname of German, Swedish, Dutch and Yiddish origin meaning 'mountain man', or sometimes 'miner'.
Ivar is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements common to Germanic names became homophonous. The first element Ívarr may contain yr "yew" and -arr, but it may have become partly conflated with Ingvar, and possibly Joar. The second element -arr may alternatively also be from geir "spear" or it may be var "protector". The name was adopted into English as Ivor, into Gaelic as Ìomhar, into Estonian as Aivar or Aivo and into Latvian as Ivars.
Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name. People with the surname Johansen include:
Nystrom is a surname of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish origin. Alternative spelling include Nyström, Nystrøm, and Nystroem. Notable people with these surnames include:
Bjorn, Bjorne, Björn, Bjørn, Beorn or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear". In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname Nalle refers to Björn.
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 immigration, though Nordic immigrants to English-speaking countries often anglicised their names to Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
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.
Blomqvist or Blomkvist is a surname.
Blom is a surname of Scandinavian, German and Dutch origin. Blom is a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Afrikaans term for bloom or flower. In Dutch it is a variant of bloem meaning flour or flower.
Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig', as lind means 'linden tree', and kvist means 'twig'.
Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word holmr meaning a small island. Also Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish
Sandberg is a Swedish surname, meaning "Sand Mountain". Zandberg is a variant spelling.
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 4% of the population, and is also in use in the Faroe Islands. It is also used in Norway, although the forms Nelsen and Nilsen are more common. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. The frequent occurrence of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark is due to emigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Neilsen, Neilson, Nelsen, Nelson, or Nielson.
Ove is a Scandinavian given name. It is derived from the Old Danish name Aghi, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix Agh-, from the Germanic *aʒ-. The name Ove is earliest attested in 1434 in Scania.
