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| <br>'''100 Most Common Surnames in Sweden'''<br> | <br>'''100 Most Common Surnames in Sweden'''<br> | ||
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| | '''Rank'''  | |||
| | '''Name'''  | |||
| | '''Rank'''  | |||
| | '''Name'''  | |||
| | '''Rank'''  | |||
| | '''Name''' | |||
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| | <div align="right">1</div> | |||
| | Johansson   | | Johansson   | ||
| | <div align="right">35</div> | |||
| | Henriksson   | | Henriksson   | ||
| | <div align="right">69</div> | |||
| | Sandström | | Sandström | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">2</div> | |||
| | Andersson   | | Andersson   | ||
| | <div align="right">36</div> | |||
| | Håkansson   | | Håkansson   | ||
| | <div align="right">70</div> | |||
| | Holmgren | | Holmgren | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">3</div> | |||
| | Karlsson   | | Karlsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">37</div> | |||
| | Sjöberg   | | Sjöberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">71</div> | |||
| | Sundberg | | Sundberg | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">4</div> | |||
| | Nilsson   | | Nilsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">38</div> | |||
| | Forsberg   | | Forsberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">72</div> | |||
| | Ekström | | Ekström | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">5</div> | |||
| | Eriksson   | | Eriksson   | ||
| | <div align="right">39</div> | |||
| | Lindqvist   | | Lindqvist   | ||
| | <div align="right">73</div> | |||
| | Åberg | | Åberg | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">6</div> | |||
| | Larsson   | | Larsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">40</div> | |||
| | Danielsson   | | Danielsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">74</div> | |||
| | Hedlund | | Hedlund | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">7</div> | |||
| | Olsson   | | Olsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">41</div> | |||
| | Engström   | | Engström   | ||
| | <div align="right">75</div> | |||
| | Sjögren | | Sjögren | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">8</div> | |||
| | Persson   | | Persson   | ||
| | <div align="right">42</div> | |||
| | Lundin   | | Lundin   | ||
| | <div align="right">76</div> | |||
| | Månsson | | Månsson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">9</div> | |||
| | Svensson   | | Svensson   | ||
| | <div align="right">43</div> | |||
| | Fransson   | | Fransson   | ||
| | <div align="right">77</div> | |||
| | Martinsson | | Martinsson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">10</div> | |||
| | Gustafsson   | | Gustafsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">44</div> | |||
| | Eklund   | | Eklund   | ||
| | <div align="right">78</div> | |||
| | Öberg | | Öberg | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">11</div> | |||
| | Pettersson   | | Pettersson   | ||
| | <div align="right">45</div> | |||
| | Lind   | | Lind   | ||
| | <div align="right">89</div> | |||
| | Jonasson | | Jonasson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">12</div> | |||
| | Jonsson   | | Jonsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">46</div> | |||
| | Johnsson   | | Johnsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">80</div> | |||
| | Andreasson | | Andreasson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">13</div> | |||
| | Jansson   | | Jansson   | ||
| | <div align="right">47</div> | |||
| | Samuelsson   | | Samuelsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">81</div> | |||
| | Abrahamsson | | Abrahamsson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">14</div> | |||
| | Hansson   | | Hansson   | ||
| | <div align="right">48</div> | |||
| | Gunnarsson   | | Gunnarsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">82</div> | |||
| | Dahlberg | | Dahlberg | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">15</div> | |||
| | Bengtsson   | | Bengtsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">49</div> | |||
| | Holm   | | Holm   | ||
| | <div align="right">83</div> | |||
| | Hellström | | Hellström | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">16</div> | |||
| | Jönsson   | | Jönsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">50</div> | |||
| | Bergman   | | Bergman   | ||
| | <div align="right">84</div> | |||
| | Strömberg | | Strömberg | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">17</div> | |||
| | Petersson   | | Petersson   | ||
| | <div align="right">51</div> | |||
| | Nyström   | | Nyström   | ||
| | <div align="right">85</div> | |||
| | Blomqvist | | Blomqvist | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">18</div> | |||
| | Carlsson   | | Carlsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">52</div> | |||
| | Holmberg   | | Holmberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">86</div> | |||
| | Norberg | | Norberg | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">19</div> | |||
| | Gustavsson   | | Gustavsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">53</div> | |||
| | Lundqvist   | | Lundqvist   | ||
| | <div align="right">87</div> | |||
| | Åkesson | | Åkesson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">20</div> | |||
| | Magnusson   | | Magnusson   | ||
| | <div align="right">54</div> | |||
| | Arvidsson   | | Arvidsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">88</div> | |||
| | Blom | | Blom | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">21</div> | |||
| | Lindberg   | | Lindberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">55</div> | |||
| | Mårtensson   | | Mårtensson   | ||
| | <div align="right">89</div> | |||
| | Göransson | | Göransson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">22</div> | |||
| | Olofsson   | | Olofsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">56</div> | |||
| | Isaksson   | | Isaksson   | ||
| | <div align="right">90</div> | |||
| | Sundström | | Sundström | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">23</div> | |||
| | Lindström   | | Lindström   | ||
| | <div align="right">57</div> | |||
| | Nyberg   | | Nyberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">91</div> | |||
| | Åström | | Åström | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">24</div> | |||
| | Axelsson   | | Axelsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">58</div> | |||
| | Söderberg   | | Söderberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">92</div> | |||
| | Söderström | | Söderström | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">25</div> | |||
| | Lindgren   | | Lindgren   | ||
| | <div align="right">59</div> | |||
| | Björk   | | Björk   | ||
| | <div align="right">93</div> | |||
| | Ivarsson | | Ivarsson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">26</div> | |||
| | Jakobsson   | | Jakobsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">60</div> | |||
| | Nordström   | | Nordström   | ||
| | <div align="right">94</div> | |||
| | Löfgren | | Löfgren | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">27</div> | |||
| | Lundberg   | | Lundberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">61</div> | |||
| | Lundström   | | Lundström   | ||
| | <div align="right">95</div> | |||
| | Ek | | Ek | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">28</div> | |||
| | Bergström   | | Bergström   | ||
| | <div align="right">62</div> | |||
| | Eliasson   | | Eliasson   | ||
| | <div align="right">96</div> | |||
| | Bergqvist | | Bergqvist | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">29</div> | |||
| | Lundgren   | | Lundgren   | ||
| | <div align="right">63</div> | |||
| | Wallin   | | Wallin   | ||
| | <div align="right">97</div> | |||
| | Lindholm | | Lindholm | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">30</div> | |||
| | Berglund   | | Berglund   | ||
| | <div align="right">64</div> | |||
| | Berggren   | | Berggren   | ||
| | <div align="right">98</div> | |||
| | Lund | | Lund | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">31</div> | |||
| | Berg   | | Berg   | ||
| | <div align="right">65</div> | |||
| | Björklund   | | Björklund   | ||
| | <div align="right">99</div> | |||
| | Nyman | | Nyman | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">32</div> | |||
| | Fredriksson   | | Fredriksson   | ||
| | <div align="right">66</div> | |||
| | Ström   | | Ström   | ||
| | <div align="right">100</div> | |||
| | Josefsson | | Josefsson | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">33</div> | |||
| | Mattsson   | | Mattsson   | ||
| | <div align="right">67</div> | |||
| | Hermansson   | | Hermansson   | ||
| |  | |||
| |   | |   | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | <div align="right">34</div> | |||
| | Sandberg   | | Sandberg   | ||
| | <div align="right">68</div> | |||
| | Nordin   | | Nordin   | ||
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| |} | |} | ||
| <br>'''Given Names'''   | <br><br>'''Given Names'''   | ||
| The earliest known Swedish names appear about 55 A. D. on some 2000 Runic stones scattered around the kingdom. Usually the given names were given to describe a quality or characteristic, or resemble an occurrence or occasion that was desired in the life of the born babe, such as Ragnvald, which means, “He who is mighty with power.”   | The earliest known Swedish names appear about 55 A. D. on some 2000 Runic stones scattered around the kingdom. Usually the given names were given to describe a quality or characteristic, or resemble an occurrence or occasion that was desired in the life of the born babe, such as Ragnvald, which means, “He who is mighty with power.”   | ||
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