Svensson - wikipedia Svensson Svensson ( also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson or Swanson ) is the ninth most common Swedish family name, and literally means `` son of Sven '', or `` Sven 's son '', originally a patronymic surname. 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. '' In Swedish, `` Svensson '' is used to signify an ordinary Swede ( akin to an average Joe ), as in `` Hon är en riktig svensson '' ( `` She 's a typical Svensson '' ). The term can be derogatory or descriptive. Contents 1 Notable Svenssons 1.1 Music 1.2 Politics 1.3 Sports 1.4 Others 2 See also 3 References Notable Svenssons Music Alf Svensson, guitarist of At the Gates Andreas `` Dregen '' Tyrone Svensson, guitarist of Backyard Babies ) Barbro `` Lill - Babs '' Svensson, singer and entertainer Daniel Svensson, musician Esbjörn Svensson, musician Martin Svensson, singer Ola Svensson, singer, songwriter Peter Svensson, musician Jan Svensson, singer Politics Alf Svensson, politician Eva - Britt Svensson, politician Sports Åke Svenson, Swedish Olympic athlete Anders Svensson ( bandy ) ( born 1975 ), Swedish bandy player Anders Svensson ( canoeist ) ( born 1977 ), Swedish canoer Anders Svensson ( footballer, born 1976 ), Swedish footballer Anders Svensson ( footballer, born 1939 ) ( 1939 -- 2007 ), Swedish footballer Annica Svensson, Swedish footballer Björn Svensson, ice hockey player Bo Svensson, football player Gustav Svensson, football player Jonas Svensson, tennis player Jörgen Lennart Svensson, bank länsförsäkringar Karl Svensson, football player Leif Svensson, hockey player Madelein Svensson, race walker Magnus Svensson, football player Magnus Svensson, ice hockey player Magnus Pääjärvi - Svensson, ice hockey player Marie Svensson, table tennis player Tommy Svensson, football manager and player Victoria Svensson, football player Others Bo Svenson, actor Catharina Svensson, the first Miss Earth Johan Svensson, Swedish Air Force officer Lars E.O. Svensson, economist Lars Svensson, ornithologist Roland Svensson ( 1910 -- 2003 ), Swedish painter and illustrator Svensson ( company ) See also Swenson ( disambiguation ) Svendsen References Jump up ^ Statistics Sweden Jump up ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5164016627/lansforsakringar-liv-forsakringsaktiebolag-publ Jump up ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5569272247/lansforsakringar-gavleborgs-fastighets-ab Jump up ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5565497020/lansforsakringar-ab-publ Jump up ^ http://www.allabolag.se/5562441781/lansforsakringar-hypotek-ab-publ Jump up ^ http://www.allabolag.se/what/l%C3%A4nsfors%C3%A4kringar/page/2 This page lists people with the surname Svensson. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Svensson&oldid=826701290 '' Categories : Surnames Swedish - language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Русский Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 20 February 2018, at 15 : 35. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the last name swanson come from
Answer: Swedish