Persson
Persson (also Person, Pärsson) is the eighth most common Swedish family name,[1] and literally means "son of Per".
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 90.3% of all known bearers of the surname Persson were residents of Sweden, 2.6% of the United States, 2.5% of Denmark and 1.5% of Norway.
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties:[2]
Surname
People with the family name Persson include:
- Åke Persson, Swedish jazz trombonist
- Erling Persson, founder of Swedish clothing company H&M
- Essy Persson, Swedish actress
- Göran Persson, Swedish politician and former Prime Minister (1996-2006)
- Håkan Persson, Swedish 3D-Artist
- Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer
- Johanna Persson, Swedish female badminton player
- Jöran Persson, counsellor to King Erik XIV of Sweden
- Jörgen Persson, Swedish table tennis player
- Leif G. W. Persson, Swedish criminologist and writer
- Markus Persson, Swedish video game developer
- Miah Persson, Swedish soprano
- Nahid Persson, Swedish director
- Nina Persson, Swedish pop singer
- Örjan Persson, retired Swedish footballer
- Sara Persson, Swedish female badminton player
- Set Persson, Swedish communist politician
- Stefan Persson (fashion magnate), owner of Swedish company H&M
- Stefan Persson (ice hockey), retired professional ice hockey player
- Stieg Persson, Australian artist
- Torsten Persson, Swedish economist
- Ulrica Persson, Swedish cross-country skier
Literary characters
- Una Persson, a recurring character in many of Michael Moorcock's 'Multiverse' novels.
Other uses
- Persson Motorsport, German racing team competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Other variations
- Magnus Pehrsson, Swedish footballer
- Robert Pehrsson, Swedish musician
- Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish politician
- Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, former Prime Minister of Sweden
References
- ↑ "Efternamn - Statistics Sweden". scb.se. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ Persson surname distribution
See also
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