Karlsson
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Karlsson is a Scandinavia
n patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation. Karlson and Carlson
also exist, but are uncommon, as are Carlzon (Jan Carlzon
) and Qarlsson.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation. Karlson and Carlson
Carlson (name)
Carlson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". It is used as a given name rarely. There are variations to the spelling. People with the name Carlson or its variant spellings include:-Surname:...
also exist, but are uncommon, as are Carlzon (Jan Carlzon
Jan Carlzon
Jan Carlzon is a Swedish businessman. He is most noted for being Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group from 1981 - 1994.Jan Carlzon graduated with an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1967 and immediately started his career in the international hospitality industry at Vingresor. He rose...
) and Qarlsson.
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- Allan KarlssonAllan KarlssonAllan Karlsson was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sollefteå.-External links:*...
(active 1930s), Swedish cross country skier - Anders Carlsson (politician)Anders Carlsson (Politician)Anders Carlsson is a Swedish politician and chairman of the Communist Party since 1999.- References :...
(born 1951), Swedish social democratic politician - Anders Karlsson (physicist) (born 1964), Swedish physicist
- Andreas KarlssonAndreas KarlssonAndreas Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Frölunda HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- Playing career :...
(born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player - Arne KarlssonArne KarlssonArne Ernst Karlsson is a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII in the 5.5 metre class event.-References:...
(born 1936), Swedish sailboat racer - Arvid CarlssonArvid CarlssonArvid Carlsson is a Swedish scientist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease...
(born 1923), Swedish neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in 2000
B
- Bert KarlssonBert KarlssonBert Willis Karlsson is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur, former politician and front figure of the New Democracy party....
(born 1945), Swedish record company manager and politician - Bertil KarlssonBertil KarlssonKarl Bertil Karlsson is a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He finished 13th in the men's 10,000 metres event and was eliminated in the heats of the men's 5000 metres. He was born in Uppsala and competed out of IF Linnéa...
, Swedish athlete - Bo KarlssonBo KarlssonBo Jonas Hil Karlsson is a former football referee from Sweden. He is mostly known for refereeing one match at the 1994 FIFA World Cup...
(born 1949), Swedish football referee
C
- Christoffer KarlssonChristoffer KarlssonChristoffer Karlsson is a midfielder, currently playing for Åtvidabergs FF.He was bought by Djurgårdens IF from Åtvidaberg at the start of the 2005 season, and was loaned out to Åtvidaberg for 2005 and 2006 and joined Djurgården in 2007. After some bad years in Djurgården, he left the club when...
(born 1988), Swedish football (soccer) player - Conny Karlsson (born 1975), Finnish shot putter
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- Einar KarlssonEinar KarlssonEinar Karlsson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle featherweight competition....
(1908–1980), Swedish wrestler - Erik KarlssonErik KarlssonErik Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League...
(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player
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- Håkan KarlssonHåkan KarlssonJonas Klas Håkan Karlsson is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 m freestyle. He was affiliated with the Karlskrona SS.-References:*...
(born 1970), Swedish freestyle swimmer - Hans KarlssonHans KarlssonHans Karlsson is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. From 2002 to 2006, he served in the Cabinet of Göran Persson as Minister for Employment in the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications of the Swedish government...
(born 1946), Swedish Social Democratic politician - Herbert KarlssonHerbert KarlssonHerbert Carlsson , also known as Murren Karlsson, was a Swedish football inside forward born in Gothenburg. He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States...
(1896–1952), Swedish football (soccer) player - Hjalmar KarlssonHjalmar KarlssonHjalmar Karlsson was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he won the gold medal as part of the Swedish boat Rush V in the 5.5 metre class event.-External links:*...
(1906–1992), Swedish sailboat racer
J
- Jan O. KarlssonJan O. KarlssonJan Olov Karlsson , Swedish politician, former President of the European Court of Auditors, and former Minister for Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy from 2002 and from September 11, 2003 to October 10, 2003 acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, following the murder of Anna...
(born 1939), Swedish politician - Janne Karlsson (born 1958), Swedish ice hockey player
- Jens Karlsson (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
- Jonas KarlssonJonas KarlssonSven Bert Jonas Karlsson is an Swedish actor and author.Karlsson was born in Södertälje. He won a Guldbagge-Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie Details. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 2007....
(born 1971), Swedish actor and author
K
- Kent KarlssonKent KarlssonKent Karlsson is a Swedish football coach and former player.He was capped 38 times for the national team and played at the 1974 FIFA World Cup....
(born 1945), Swedish football manager - Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)Kettil Karlsson RegencyFebruary, 1464 - interregnum - - August 11, 1465FamilyVasaPredecessorChristian I of SwedenInterregnumCharles VIII of SwedenSuccessorJöns Bengtsson Date of Birth1433...
(1433–1465), Swedish clergyman and regent of Sweden - Kjell-Erik KarlssonKjell-Erik KarlssonKjell-Erik Karlsson, born 1946, is a Swedish Left Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1998–2006.-References:...
(born 1946), Swedish Left Party politician
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- Lars KarlssonLars KarlssonLars Karlsson is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.-References:...
(born 1948), Swedish handball player - Louise KarlssonLouise KarlssonLouise Karlsson is a former Swedish breaststroke and medley swimmer who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished 8th on 200 m medley in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also held the world record on 100 m medley for about one year, with the time 1:01.03 in January...
(born 1974), Swedish swimmer
M...
- Mandel KarlssonMandel KarlssonMandel Karlsson, also known as 91:an Karlsson or simply 91:an, is a cartoon character, the hero of the popular Swedish comic strip 91:an , created in 1932 by Rudolf Petersson...
(since 1932), alias 91:an Karlsson, Swedish cartoon character in 91:an - Maria KarlssonMaria KarlssonMaria Karlsson , born in Linköping, Sweden, is a football player who plays for Linköpings FC in Swedish Damallsvenskan. She can play both defender and midfielder and she is a member of Sweden women's national football team.-References:...
(born 1983), Swedish football (soccer) player
M...
- Mikael Karlsson (born 1976, "Mikael Max" since 2003), Swedish speedway rider
- Mikael Karlsson (better known as Vigilante CarlstroemVigilante CarlstroemMikael Karlsson, or Vigilante Carlstroem as he is better known, is the guitarist of the Swedish rock band The Hives, which formed in 1993 and was one of the most important bands in the garage rock revival.-Biography:...
), The guitarist of the Swedish rock band The HivesThe HivesThe Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
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- Robert KarlssonRobert KarlssonRobert Karlsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and as of 2011 on the PGA Tour.-Career:...
(born 1969), Swedish golfer - Runar KarlssonRunar KarlssonRunar Karlsson is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland.On Åland he is well-known for his proposals for more roundabouts, hence his nickname "Roundabout-Runnar".-Government posts:...
(born 1953), Swedish/Åland politician
S
- Sebastian KarlssonSebastian Karlsson (singer)Sebastian Karlsson, or Sebastian , is a Swedish singer and performer, best known for his participation in Idol 2005, where he came in second place after Agnes Carlsson...
(born 1985), Swedish singer and performer in Idol 2005 - Sonia KarlssonSonia KarlssonSonia Karlsson, born 1946, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 1988.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
(born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician
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- Thérèse KarlssonThérèse KarlssonThérèse Karlsson is a Finnish singer and actor . She did the part of Yvette in Brecht's Mutter Courage, Swedish Theatre 2004...
(20th century), Finnish singer and actor - Thomas KarlssonThomas KarlssonThomas Karlsson is a Swedish occultist and an esoteric author. In the summer of 2007, he has held the first Swedish course ever in Western Esotericism.. He is an occultist with many years of experience. Founder and head of magical order of Dragon Rouge, a Left-Hand Path initiatory organization and...
(20th century), Swedish writer and heavy metal lyricist
See also
- Karlsson-on-the-RoofKarlsson-on-the-RoofKarlsson-on-the-Roof is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. The cartoon adaptation became popularised in the USSR with its release in the 1970s...
- Evie Tornquist-KarlssonEvie Tornquist-KarlssonEvie Tornquist-Karlsson , professionally known as Evie, is a Contemporary Christian music singer who was known in the late 1970s and early 1980s for songs such as "Step into the Sunshine" and "Four Feet Eleven"....
(born 1956), U.S. Contemporary Christian music singer