Is it Sven or even Thor.

Swedish female names and surnames. Take a look at the top Australian baby girl names. Sweden is a country in Northern Europe with a population of roughly 10 million people about 85 of whom live in urban areas. Bengtsson means son of Bengt.

Here are the Smiths Johnsons Williams and Jones of Sweden. For example Johan Andersson would be the son of Anders Anders son and Anna Svensdotter the daughter of Sven Svens dotter. Popular Swedish Last Names on FamilyEducation.

Olsson means son of Olaf. Some very common words that are current in many Swedish surnames are to mention a few. Berg means mountain.

The full Top 100 list for male names further below Top 100 Swedish Female Given Names Common Names for Swedish Women. Once those countries did they were used in conjunction with patronyms. Popular Scandinavian Last Names on FamilyEducation.

Minor name variations such as Karlsson and Carlsson are collected under the variation that is. Use the list below to find your last name and learn about its meaning and origins. Once surnames gained popularity it was often names of trees and animals that were used.

English name derived from the flower name from the surname of Swedish botanist Anders Dahl meaning valley hence dahlia flower or valley flower EMELIE. Their ancestors have lived in Sweden since prehistoric times but like Sweden itself their names have changed a fair bit over those millenia. In Sweden -son or -dotter was usually added to the fathers given name for gender distinction.