Svensson

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Svensson.

Proper noun

Svensson (plural Svenssons)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Svensson is the 27556^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 874 individuals. Svensson is most common among White (95.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Svensson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Danish

Proper noun

Svensson

1. a surname from Swedish.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (contraction) S:son

Etymology

Originally a patronymic form Svens +‎ -son "son of Sven".

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Svensson c (genitive Svenssons)

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic. Often used to represent the average middle class Swede, such as in svenssonliv, literally "svensson life", but used to describe an average comfortable, usually suburban, lifestyle
   • 1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN:

     Ingen annan skulle komma på tanken att hon är en vanlig fru Svensson. Nu står det en hel flock svenssöner vid övergångstället, tre kvinnor och två män, och de har samlats i en liten grupp så långt borta från henne som de bara kan komma.

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Derived terms

• svenssonliv