{{short description|Surname}} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}} </ref>
==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 * Ebba Svensson Träff (born 2004), Swedish ice hockey player * 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
==Others== *''Svensson, Svensson'', a Swedish sitcom
==See also== * Swenson (disambiguation) * Svensen * Svendsen * Sveinson *Medelsvensson
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Category:Swedish-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names