Given name & surname

Svensson

Svensson is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English, Swedish, and Danish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Svensson comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Svensson.

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Svensson’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Svensson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form SVENDSEN. In Greek usage, Svensson as a surname is a transliteration of Σβένσσον. In Swedish usage, Svensson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form SVENSEN.

Walk Svensson’s family in the name graph

SvenssonΣβένσσονS:sonSvensonSvendsen

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Svensson has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Swedish roots to each of them.

Swedish

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

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

Similar names

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Swedish

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Swedish

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Swedish

Svedberg

Svedberg is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English and Swedish.

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Swedish

Lansson

Lansson is a surname from Swedish.

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Swedish

Berntson

Berntson is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Swedish.

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Swedish

Svahn

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Swedish

Haakenson

Haakenson is a surname from Swedish.

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Sibling ideas

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