{{use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox surname | name = Bengtsson bengts for short | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = "son of Bengt" | region = | language = Swedish | variant = | search = | prefix = | footnotes = }} '''Bengtsson''' is Swedish surname. It originated as a patronymic meaning "son of Bengt" (Benedict), Bengt meaning "Blessed".<ref name="test">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Bengt|title=Bengt–Name Meaning, What does Bengt mean?}}</ref> The name is sometimes written '''Bengtson''' (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as ''Bengtzon'', Bankson, Bankston, Benson, Bengston or ''Benktsson''.{{cn|date=May 2024}}
Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.{{when|date=May 2024}}{{cn|date=May 2024}}
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anders Bengtsson (born 1968), Swedish politician and member of parliament *Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter *Bengt Bengtsson (1897–1977), Swedish gymnast *Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1938), Swedish rower *Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor *Björn Bengtsson (born 1973), Swedish actor *Catrine Bengtsson (born 1969), Swedish badminton player *Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player *Emma Bengtsson (born 1981), Swedish chef *Erik G. Bengtsson (born 1928), Swedish Army lieutenant general *Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist *Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954), Swedish author *Gabriel Bengtsson (born 1977), Swedish judoka *Göran Bengtsson (born 1956), Swedish handball player *Gösta Bengtsson (1897–1984), Swedish sailor *Gunder Bengtsson (1946–2019), Swedish football coach *Gunnar Bengtsson (1909–1993), Swedish mass murderer *Håkan Bengtsson (1942–2026), Swedish swimmer *Håkan Bengtsson (actor) ({{fl.|from 2023}}), Swedish actor in the 2023 TV series ''Fallen'' *Ingemund Bengtsson (1919–2000), Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979–1988 *Jan-Olof Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish journalist *Johan Bengtsson (born 1979), Swedish bassist *Kristin Bengtsson (born 1970), Swedish female footballer *Lennart Bengtsson (born 1935), Swedish meteorologist *Leo Bengtsson (born 1998), Swedish footballer *Margot Bengtsson (born 1943), Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar *Maria Bengtsson (badminton) (born 1964), Swedish badminton player *Maria Bengtsson (soprano) (born 1975) *Martin Bengtsson (footballer) (born 1986), Swedish footballer *Martin Bengtsson (musician) (born 1974), Swedish heavy metal musician *Mikael Bengtsson (born 1981), Swedish footballer *Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speed skater *Per-Inge Bengtsson (born 1961), Swedish sprint canoer *Pierre Bengtsson (born 1988), Swedish footballer *Rasmus Bengtsson (born 1986), Swedish footballer *Robin Bengtsson (born 1990), Swedish singer *Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 1962), Swedish horse rider and silver medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games *Stellan Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish table tennis player *Sylve Bengtsson (1930–2005), Swedish footballer *Thomas Bengtsson (born 1967), known professionally as Tom Stone, Swedish magician
;Similar spellings:
*Jerry Bengtson (born 1987), Honduran footballer *John Bengtson (1948–2024), U.S. linguist *Phil Bengtson (1913–1994), U.S. American football player
;Bengtsson as a middle name: *Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna ({{fl.|15th-century}}), Swedish archbishop
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Category:Swedish-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames