Surname

Axelsson

Axelsson is a surname. It is used in Swedish.

Meaning & origin

How it developed

Built from Swedish Axel + son.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Axelsson’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Axelsson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Danish form AXELSEN. In Swedish usage, Axelsson as a surname has a related form in AXELSON.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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