Swedish Submitted Surnames
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ÅBERGSwedishCombination of Swedish
å "small river" and
berg "mountain".
ADELSKÖLDSwedishSwedish surname which possibly means "noble shield", from the elements
adel, meaning "nobility" and
sköld, which may mean "shield".
AHLBORNSwedish (Rare)Ornamental name composed of the elements
al "alder" and
-born, a Swedish surname suffix derived from German
geboren "born".
AHLINSwedishFrom
al 'alder' and -
in, a common ending of Swedish surnames derived from Latin -
inus, -
inius 'descendant of'.
AHLQUISTSwedishCombination of Swedish
al "alder" and
quist an old or ornamental spelling of
kvist "twig".
ÅHMANSwedishCombination of Swedish
å "small river" and
man "man".
ALVERSONSwedishRespelling of Swedish Halverson or of Alvarsson, a patronymic from the personal name Alvar (composed of Old Norse alf ‘elf’ + -arr, an element with various origins).
ÅNGSTRÖMSwedishSwedish surname meaning "steam river" from the elements
ånga, meaning "steam" and
ström, meaning "stream, current, river".
APPELKVISTSwedishCombination of Swedish
apel or
äpple both meaning "apple" and
kvist "branch, twig".
ARRHENIUSSwedish (Rare)The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek
ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name,
Kapfelman)...
[more] ÅSLUNDSwedishCombination of Swedish
ås "ridge, esker" and
lund "grove".
ASPLUNDSwedishSwedish surname meaning "aspen grove", from the elements
asp, meaning "aspen tree" and the common surname element
lund, meaning "grove".
ÅSTRÖMSwedishSwedish ornamental name meaning "small river stream". A combination of
å "small river" and
ström "stream".
AXELLSwedishPossibly a habitational name with the combination of
ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix
-ell.
BÄCKMANSwedishCombination of Swedish
bäck "small stream" and
man "man".
BACKMANEnglish, Swedish, GermanCombination of Old English
bakke "spine, back" and
man "man". In Swedish, the first element is more likely to be derived from Swedish
backe "hill", and in German the first element can be derived from German
backen "to bake"...
[more] BERGGRENSwedishSwedish surname meaning "mountain branch". From
berg "mountain" and
gren "branch".
BERGKVISTSwedishSwedish surname meaning "mountain branch". From
berg "mountain" and
kvist "branch".
BERGLINSwedishCombination of Swedish
berg "mountain" and the popular surname suffix
-in, derived from Latin
-inus,
-inius meaning "descendant of". The second element could also be derived from Swedish
lind "lime tree" or
lin "flax, linseed".
BERGMARKSwedishAn ornamental name, meaning "mountain land" from
berg, meaning "mountain" and
mark, meaning "land" as well as "field" and "ground."
BERLINGerman, English, SwedishHabitational name from the city in Germany, the name of which is of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from an Old Slavic stem
berl- meaning
swamp or from a West Slavic word meaning "river lake"....
[more] BERNADOTTEFrench, SwedishPossibly from the name of a building in the French city of Pau called
de Bernadotte. This was originally a French non-noble surname, but a member of the family later became King of Sweden.
BERWALDSwedishOriginally
Bernwald which meant the ruler of bears but later changed to
Bärwald through German folk which meant "The bear of the forest".
BESKOWSwedishDerived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).
BILDTSwedish, DanishBildt is a Danish-Swedish-Norwegian noble family originating from Jutland in Denmark and now domiciled in Bohus county in southwest Sweden. The Norwegian branch of the family died out in the beginning of the 18th century...
[more] BIRCHEnglish, German, Danish, SwedishTopographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from a Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English
birce ‘birch’, Middle High German
birche, Old Danish
birk)...
[more] BJÖRKLUNDSwedishSwedish ornamental name meaning "grove of birch trees". A combination of
björk "birch" and
lund "grove".
BLOMQUISTSwedishOrnamental name composed of the elements
blom "flower" +
quist, an old or ornamental spelling of
kvist "twig".
BODÉNSwedishSwedish ornamental name composed of Swedish
bod "small hut" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of".
BOMANSwedishCombination of Swedish
bo (noun) "nest, farm, dwelling" and
man "man".
BORÉNSwedishOrnamental name composed of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix
-en, from Latin
-enius "descendant of"....
[more] BOSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
bo "dwelling, home" and
ström "stream, river".
BRAHEDanish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Danish and Swedish noble family with roots in Scania and Halland, southern Sweden (both provinces belonged to Denmark when the family was founded). A notable bearer was Danish astronomer
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
BRANTINGSwedishA combination of Swedish
brant "steep hill" and the suffix
-ing. A famous bearer was
Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925), Prime Minister of Sweden in the 1920s.
BRATTÉNSwedishOrnamental name composed of the personal name Bratt + the surname suffix -én, from Latin -enius ‘descendant of’.
BRODÉNSwedishOrnamental name or topographic name, probably composed of the elements bro ‘bridge’ + the adjectival suffix -én, from Latin -enius.
BUREOld Swedish, SwedishThis was the name of an influential family in 16th century Sweden. The name originated from the village
Bure (now known as
Bureå) in Skellefteå parish in Northern Sweden. The village got its name from the nearby Bure River (Swedish: Bure älv, Bureälven) whose name was derived from the Swedish dialectal word
burra "buzz, rumble".
BYBERGSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of Swedish
by "village" and
berg "mountain".
BYLINSwedishA combination of Swedish
by "village" and the suffix
-in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
BYSTEDTSwedishA combination of Swedish
by "village" and German
stedt "home, place".
CARLANDERSwedishCombination of the given name
KARL or Swedish
karl "man" and
ander, from classical Greek
andros, "man".
CARLINIrish (Anglicized), Scottish, French, Swedish, Italian, Jewish (Anglicized), GermanIrish (now also common in Scotland) anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Cairealláin, an Ulster family name, also sometimes Anglicized as
Carlton, meaning ‘descendant of Caireallán’, a diminutive of the personal name
Caireall...
[more] CELSIUSSwedish (Archaic), HistoryLatinized form of
Högen "the mound" (Latin:
celsus), the name of a vicarage in Ovanåker parish, Sweden. Celsius is a unit of measurement for temperature named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744).
DAHLÉNSwedishCombination of Swedish
dal "valley" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of".
DE GEERDutch, SwedishThe name is possibly derived from the town of Geer near Liège, Belgium. The town lies along the course of the river Jeker, which is called Geer in French.
EDÉNSwedishPossibly a habitational name from a place named with the element
ed "isthmus". In some cases it could also be a shortened form of
EDENIUS (a combination of Swedish
ed "isthmus" and the Latin suffix
-enius "descendant of").
EKBERGSwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
berg "mountain".
EKLANDSwedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
land "land". A famous bearer is Swedish actress Britt Ekland (b. 1942).
EKLÖFSwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
löf, an archaic spelling of
löv, "leaf".
EKMANSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
ek "oak" and
man "man".
EKSTRÖMSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
ek "oak" and
ström "stream".
EKVALLSwedishComposed of Swedish
ek "oak" and
vall "field, pasture".
ELANDERSwedishOrnamental name composed of an unexplained first element + -ander, suffix adapted from Greek aner, andros ‘man’, a common element of Swedish surnames.
ERLANDERSwedishDerived from the personal name
ERLAND. A famous bearer was Swedish politician Tage Erlander (1901-1985), Prime Minister of Sweden between 1946 and 1969. His father adopted the name Erlander from his father, whose surname was Erlandsson.
FAGERSwedishFrom Swedish
fager, an archaic word meaning ”pretty, fair”.
FÄLTSKOGSwedishCombination of Swedish
fält "field" and
skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
FLINKSwedishFrom Swedish
flink, an adjective for someone who is quick and accurate.
FLOBERGSwedish, Norwegian (Rare)Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of
flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and
berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
FORSMANSwedishCombination of Swedish
fors "rapid" (geology) and
man "man".
FRANZÉNSwedishCombination of the given name
FRANZ and the popular surname suffix
-én, derived from Latin
-enius "descendant of".
GARDLINSwedishPossibly derived from the Swedish word Gård meaning (Garden, or Gardener).
HAGEMANDutch, SwedishDutch: topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Middle Dutch haghe ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’ + man ‘man’. Respelling of German
Hagemann. ...
[more] HÄGGSwedishFrom Swedish
hägg "hackberry, bird cherry ".
HÄGGSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" and
ström "stream, small river".
HAGSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
hage "enclosure, garden" and
ström "stream, small river".
HALLÉNSwedish, DutchSwedish variant of
Hall, with the addition of the adjectival suffix
-én. Possibly a shortened form of Dutch
van der Hallen, a topographic or habitational name from Middle Dutch
halle ‘hall.’
HALLSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
hall "hall, stone, rock" and
ström "stream, small river".
HAMMARSKJÖLDSwedishHammarskjöld is a Swedish noble family. The name is a combination of
hammare "hammer" and
sköld "shield".
HANSDOTTERSwedishMeans "daughter of
HANS". This name is only given to females. A notable bearer is Swedish alpine ski racer
Frida Hansdotter (b. 1985).
HEDÉNSwedishCombination of Swedish
hed "heath, moor" and the suffix
-én from Latiin
-enius "descendant of"
HEDLUNDSwedishSwedish surname meaning "heath grove". From
hed "heath" and
lund "grove".
HELANDERSwedishDerived from Hel- (meaning hell) and -ander (from the greek 'andros' meaning man), a man from hell
HELLSTRÖMSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
häll, a type of flat rock, and
ström "stream".
HJELMSwedish, DanishFrom Swedish
hjälm or Danish
hjelm, both derived from Old Norse
hjalmr "helmet".
HOLMBERGSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
holme "islet" and
berg "mountain".
HOLMGRENSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
holme "islet" and
gren "branch".
HOLMSTENSwedishOrnamental name composed of Swedish
holm "islet" and
sten "stone".
HULTBERGSwedishCombination of Swedish
hult "grove, copse" and
berg "mountain, hill". The surname could be derived from a place named with the element
hult. Those place names are most common in Småland, southern Sweden.
KÄLLSwedishFrom Swedish
källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse
kelda.
KAMPRADSwedish (Rare)Rare Swedish surname of German origin. A notable bearer is
Ingvar Kamprad (1926-2018), a Swedish business magnate and the founder of IKEA. The "K" in IKEA stands for Kamprad.
KÄNNGÅRDSwedishThe name comes from a location outside Enånger named Kännavallen, which later was changed to Tjännavalen, which has been disputed.
KNÖSSwedishKnös, derived from the swedish word "knös" that means "rich". "Knös, knösa" can also mean "job, work".
LAGERLÖFSwedishA notable bearer was Swedish author
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).
LAGERQUISTSwedishOrnamental name composed of the elements
lager ‘laurel’ +
quist, an old or ornamental spelling of
kvist ‘twig’.
LAMBERGSwedishPossibly of German origin, but perhaps an ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element combined with
berg "mountain".
LANDINSwedishA combination of Swedish
land "land" and the common surname suffix
-in, derived from Latin
-inus,
-inius "descendant of"
LILJASwedishMeans "lily" in Swedish. It is also used as a female first name (see
Lilja).
LILJEGRENSwedishA combination of two Swedish words;
lilja meaning "lily" and
gren meaning "branch".
LINDAHLSwedishCombination of Swedish
lin "flax, linseed" or
lind "lime tree" and
dal "valley".
LINDBECKSwedishOrnamental name composed of the elements
lind "lime tree" and
bäck "stream".
LINDEGerman, Dutch, Jewish, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, DanishTopographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree, from Middle High German, Dutch
linde, Scandinavian
lind. There are several places, especially in North Germany, named with this word...
[more] LINDFORSSwedishComes from the Swedish "Lind" or "Linden" ("Lime Tree" in English) and "Fors" ("rapidly moving water" or "rapids" or "torrent" or "white water" in English)
LINDHAGENSwedishLindhagen is derived from Swedish
lind ("linden tree") and
hage ("enclosed pasture"). Carl Lindhagen was the Chief Magistrate of Stockholm in the early 1900s. There are presently less than 200 people with this surname living in Sweden.
LINDSTEDTSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of Swedish
lind "lime tree" and German
stedt "home, place".
LINNAEUSSwedish (Rare)Latinized form of
LIND. A famous bearer was Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus (b. 1707 - d. 1778). His father adopted the name Linnaeus after a big lime tree (
lind in Swedish) that grew on the family homestead in Vittaryd parish, Småland.
LÖFSwedishFrom an archaic Swedish spelling of
löv "leaf".
LÖFVÉNSwedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
löv "leaf" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of". Stefan Löfven (b. 1957) is a Swedish politician and the prime minister of Sweden since 2014.
LÖWENTHALJewish, SwedishOrnamental name composed of German
Löwe "lion" and
T(h)al "valley"; in some cases the Jewish name would have been an ornamental elaboration associated with the personal name
Levy or with personal names meaning "lion".
LUNDELLSwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and the common surname suffix
-ell.
LUNDINSwedishA combination of Swedish
lund "grove" and the common surname suffix
-in, derived from Latin
-inus,
-inius "descendant of"
LUNDMARKSwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and
mark "ground, field, land".
LUNDSTEDTSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of Swedish
lund "grove" and German
stedt "home, place".
LUNDSTRÖMSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
lund "grove" and
ström "stream".
MARKLUNDSwedishCombination of Swedish
mark "ground, field" and
lund "grove".
MOBERGSwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and
berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
MODÉNSwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of
MODIG.
MOSSBERGJewish, SwedishOrnamental name composed of the elements
mosse "peat bog" + berg "mountain", "hill".
MYRVALLSwedishFrom Swedish
myr "bog" and
vall "wall, pasture, field of grass"
NATT OCH DAGOld Swedish, Swedish (Rare)Means "night and day" in Swedish. This is the name of one of the oldest noble families in Sweden. The earliest known ancestor is Nils Sigridsson who lived in the 13th century. The name Natt and Dag was not mentioned until the 16th century, though, and the family members themselves didn't start using it until the 18th century...
[more] NOBELSwedishHabitational name from Östra Nöbbelöv in Scania, Southern Sweden. The name was originally spelled
Nobelius but was later shortened to Nobel. A famous bearer was
Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), a Swedish engineer, chemist, and inventor.
NORBERGSwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
nor "small strait" and
berg "mountain".
NORDAHLNorwegian, SwedishThe surname derives from a place name in Sunnmøre, Norway. Meaning from Old Norse
norðr ''north'' and
dalr ''dale'', ''valley''. In Sweden, this name is mostly ornamental, rather than habitaional.
NORDBERGSwedishCombination of Swedish
nord meaning "north", and
berg meaning "mountain".
NORDENSKIÖLDSwedishDerived from the two Swedish words "norden" which refers to the region of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The other word, skiöld, is an old way of spelling the word "sköld" that means shield....
[more] NORDINSwedishA combination of Swedish
nord "north" and the suffix
-in that is derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of".