Svensson 4566540 224683181 2008-07-09T23:18:49Z 80.251.207.11 '''Svensson''' (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson or Swenson) is the ninth most common [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[family name]],<ref> [http://www.scb.se/templates/tableOrChart____31063.asp ''Statistics Sweden''] </ref> and literally means "son of [[Sven]]", or "Sven's son". It is also the Swedish counterpart to [[Joe Bloggs]], a placeholder name for a person considered to possess average qualities. == Notable Svenssons == * [[Alf Svensson]], politician * [[Alf Svensson (guitarist)|Alf Svensson]], guitarist of [[At the Gates]] * [[Anders Svensson]], football player * [[Dregen|Andreas "Dregen" Tyrone Svensson]], guitarist of [[Backyard Babies]] (*1973) * [[Lill-Babs|Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson]], singer and entertainer * [[Björn Svensson]], ice hockey player * [[Bo Svensson]], football player * [[Bo Svenson]], actor * [[Catharina Svensson]], the first [[Miss Earth]] * [[Daniel Svensson]], musician * [[Esbjörn Svensson]], musician * [[Eva-Britt Svensson]], politician * [[Jonas Svensson]], tennis player * [[Karl Svensson]], football player * [[Lars E. O. Svensson]], economist * [[Lars Svensson (ornithologist)|Lars Svensson]], ornithologist * [[Madelein Svensson]], race walker * [[Magnus Svensson (footballer)|Magnus Svensson]], football player * [[Magnus Svensson (ice hockey b. 1963)|Magnus Svensson]], ice hockey player * [[Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi]], ice hockey player * [[Peter Svensson]], musician * [[Tommy Svensson]], football manager and player * [[Victoria Svensson]], football player ==See also== * [[Swenson]] *[[Svendsen]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[de:Svensson]] [[fr:Svensson]] [[sv:Svensson]]