Svensson
Encyclopedia
Svensson is the ninth most common
Swedish
family name
, and literally means "son of Sven", or "Sven's son". In the combination "Medelsvensson" (Average Svensson) it is also the Swedish counterpart to Joe Bloggs, a placeholder name
for a person considered to possess average qualities.
Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
family name
Family name
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, and literally means "son of Sven", or "Sven's son". In the combination "Medelsvensson" (Average Svensson) it is also the Swedish counterpart to Joe Bloggs, a placeholder name
Placeholder name
Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either temporarily forgotten, irrelevant, or unknown in the context in which they are being discussed...
for a person considered to possess average qualities.
Notable Svenssons
- Alf SvenssonAlf SvenssonAlf Robert Olof Svensson is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2009. Alf was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and 3 April 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1991 until his election to the European Parliament...
, politician - Alf SvenssonAlf Svensson (guitarist)Alf Svensson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He initially played in Oral from 1984 to 1989. He temporarily entered Grotesque and Liers in Wait before joining At the Gates in 1990. He was their guitarist until 1993. In 1994, he reformed Oral to record an EP. He then formed Oxiplegatz, and went...
, guitarist of At the GatesAt the GatesAt the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a... - Anders Svensson, football player
- Annica SvenssonAnnica SvenssonAnnica Svensson , born in Visnum, Sweden, is a female football player for Tyresö FF in Sweden and plays as a defender. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.- External links :*...
, Swedish footballer - Andreas "Dregen" Tyrone SvenssonDregenAndreas Tyrone Svensson , is best known as the former guitarist The Hellacopters and current guitarist of Backyard Babies and the newest member of Michael Monroe's band, replacing Ginger as guitarist....
, guitarist of Backyard BabiesBackyard BabiesBackyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden....
(*1973) - Barbro "Lill-Babs" SvenssonLill-BabsLill-Babs is a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Lill-Babs was born in Järvsö, Gävleborg County, as the first daughter of Britta and Ragnar Svensson...
, singer and entertainer - Björn SvenssonBjörn SvenssonBjörn Svensson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Timrå IK in Elitserien. He is the older brother of Edmonton Oilers' Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson.-Career statistics:...
, ice hockey player - Bo SvenssonBo SvenssonBo Svensson is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. He has played two games for the Denmark national football team.- Biography :...
, football player - Bo SvensonBo SvensonBo Svenson is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
, actor - Catharina SvenssonCatharina SvenssonCatharina Brink is an international beauty queen from Copenhagen, Denmark who won the Miss Earth 2001. Catharina is a model and lawyer by profession...
, the first Miss EarthMiss EarthMiss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world.... - Daniel SvenssonDaniel SvenssonDaniel Svensson is the current drummer and youngest member of the Swedish band In Flames, and drummer / vocalist for the band Sacrilege GBG. He was also in Diabolique before he joined In Flames in 1998 to fill the position created when Björn Gelotte moved from drums to guitars...
, musician - Esbjörn SvenssonEsbjörn SvenssonEsbjörn Svensson was a jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as E.S.T...
, musician - Eva-Britt SvenssonEva-Britt SvenssonEva-Britt Svensson is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party....
, politician - Gustav SvenssonGustav SvenssonGustav Svensson is a Swedish football midfielder and defender, currently playing for Bursaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a French team in his youth but joined IFK Göteborg at the age of 14. He has played there since and won the Swedish...
, football player - Jonas SvenssonJonas SvenssonJonas Svensson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.During his career, Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice both times as unseeded player....
, tennis player - Karl SvenssonKarl SvenssonKarl Svensson is a Swedish football defender, currently playing for IFK Göteborg.-Club career:He played for a local club called Egnahems BK before he went on to Jönköpings Södra IF. In 2003 Svensson joined IFK Göteborg. He had shown much talent in leading a defense, despite his young age, and also...
, football player - Lars E. O. SvenssonLars E. O. SvenssonLars E. O. Svensson, born 1947, is an Swedish economist on the faculty of Princeton University. He has published significant research in macroeconomics, especially monetary economics, international trade and general equilibrium theory. He is among the most influential economists in the world...
, economist - Lars SvenssonLars Svensson (ornithologist)Lars Svensson is a Swedish ornithologist, who received an honorary degree from the Uppsala University in 2004. He specialises in the identification of passerine birds...
, ornithologist - Madelein SvenssonMadelein SvenssonBritta Madelein Svensson is a retired race walker from Sweden. She won the silver medal in the women's 10km Walk at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan and represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she ended up in sixth place in the women's...
, race walker - Magnus Svensson, football player
- Magnus SvenssonMagnus Svensson (ice hockey b. 1963)Magnus Svensson is an Swedish ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. He would also play 46 games in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers.-External links:*...
, ice hockey player - Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, ice hockey player
- Marie SvenssonMarie SvenssonMarie Svensson is a former female table tennis player from Sweden. From 1986 to 2000 she won several medals in singles, and doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships, and a bronze medal in the World Table Tennis Championships in 1995 at Tianjin.-References:...
, table tennis player - Peter SvenssonPeter SvenssonAnders Peter Svensson is a guitarist with the band, The Cardigans.His role in the group is as a guitarist and composer, but he also plays keyboard, vibraphone, and bass guitar, plus he provides some backing vocals...
, musician - Tommy Svensson, football manager and player
- Victoria SvenssonVictoria SvenssonVictoria Margareta Sandell Svensson is a former Swedish female football player. She was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam; captaining the national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup...
, football player
- Svensson (company)Svensson (company)Svensson is a Swedish fashion retailer, based in Malmö. It has its origins in basement clubs in the late 90’s in Möllevången. Gradually the company has grown to include graphic design and journalism, with the establishment of the Svensson Magazine in 2002. In 2005 the brand name Svensson Jeans was...