Bengtsson
| Bengtsson bengts for short | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "son of Bengt" |
| Language(s) of origin | Swedish |
Bengtsson is Swedish family name originating in a patronymic, meaning "son of Bengt", Bengt meaning "Blessed".[1] The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as Bengtzon, Bankson, Bankston, Benson or Benktsson.
Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.
People
People commonly known by their family name Bengtsson or variants include:
- Anders Bengtsson, Swedish politician and member of parliament
- Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
- Bengt Bengtsson, Swedish gymnast
- Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1938), Swedish rower
- Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor
- Catrine Bengtsson, Swedish badminton player
- Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
- Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist
- Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish author
- Gabriel Bengtsson, Swedish judoka
- Göran Bengtsson, Swedish handball player
- Gösta Bengtsson, Swedish sailor
- Gunder Bengtsson, Swedish football coach
- Ingemund Bengtsson, Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979–1988.
- Jan-Olof Bengtsson, Swedish journalist
- Johan Bengtsson, Swedish bassist
- Kristin Bengtsson, Swedish female footballer
- Lennart Bengtsson, Swedish meteorologist
- Margot Bengtsson, Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar
- Maria Bengtsson, Swedish badminton player
- Martin Bengtsson, Swedish heavy metal musician
- Mikael Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
- Per Bengtsson, Swedish speed skater
- Per-Inge Bengtsson, Swedish sprint canoer
- Pierre Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
- Rasmus Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
- Robin Bengtsson, Swedish singer
- Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Swedish horse rider and Swedish Silver Medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
- Stellan Bengtsson, Swedish table tennis player
- Sylve Bengtsson, Swedish footballer
- Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom Stone.
- Similar spellings
- Jerry Bengtson (born 1987), Honduran footballer
- John Bengtson, U.S. linguist
- Phil Bengtson, U.S. American football player
- Bengtsson as a middle name
- Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, 15th Century Swedish archbishop
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