svensson

Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson, Swinson or Swanson) is the ninth most common

Swedish family name, {{as of|2021|lc=y}} there are about 88,000 residents in Sweden with the name in the population register.{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/sverige-i-siffror/namnsok/Search/?nameSearchInput=svensson|title= Sök på namn – Hur många heter ...?|last=|first=|date=2021-12-31|website=Statistics Sweden|access-date=2022-05-11|quote= 88 013 personer har Svensson som efternamn}} 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 "{{lang|sv|Han är en riktig svensson}}" ("He's a typical Svensson"). The term can be derogatory or descriptive, depending on context. Similarly, '{{lang|sv|medelsvensson}}' ({{lit|average Svensson}}) describes a typical Swede.{{cite web| url = https://www.thelocal.se/20190821/swedish-word-of-the-day-medelsvensson/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190821062625/https://www.thelocal.se/20190821/swedish-word-of-the-day-medelsvensson| archive-date = 2019-08-21| title = Swedish word of the day: medelsvensson - The Local}}

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