Bengtsson

Bengtsson bengts for short
Language(s)Swedish
Origin
Meaning"son of Bengt"

Bengtsson is Swedish surname originating in a patronymic, meaning "son of Bengt" (Benedict), 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, Bengston or Benktsson.[citation needed]

Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.[when?][citation needed]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Anders Bengtsson (born 1968), Swedish politician and member of parliament
  • Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
  • Bengt Bengtsson (1897–1977), Swedish gymnast
  • Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1938), Swedish rower
  • Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor
  • Björn Bengtsson (born 1973), Swedish actor
  • Catrine Bengtsson (born 1969), Swedish badminton player
  • Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
  • Emma Bengtsson, Swedish chef
  • Erik G. Bengtsson (born 1928), Swedish Army lieutenant general
  • Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist
  • Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954), Swedish author
  • Gabriel Bengtsson (born 1977), Swedish judoka
  • Göran Bengtsson (born 1956), Swedish handball player
  • Gösta Bengtsson (1897–1984), Swedish sailor
  • Gunder Bengtsson (1946–2019), Swedish football coach
  • Håkan Bengtsson (born 1942), former Swedish swimmer
  • Håkan Bengtsson (actor), Swedish actor, in the 2023 TV series Fallen
  • Ingemund Bengtsson (1919–2000), Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979–1988
  • Jan-Olof Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish journalist
  • Johan Bengtsson (born 1979), Swedish bassist
  • Kristin Bengtsson (born 1970), Swedish female footballer
  • Lennart Bengtsson (born 1935), Swedish meteorologist
  • Margot Bengtsson (born 1943), Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar
  • Maria Bengtsson (badminton) (born 1964), Swedish badminton player
  • Maria Bengtsson (soprano) (born 1975)
  • Martin Bengtsson (musician), Swedish heavy metal musician
  • Martin Bengtsson (footballer)
  • Mikael Bengtsson (born 1981), Swedish footballer
  • Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speed skater
  • Per-Inge Bengtsson (born 1961), Swedish sprint canoer
  • Pierre Bengtsson (born 1988), Swedish footballer
  • Rasmus Bengtsson (born 1986), Swedish footballer
  • Robin Bengtsson (born 1990), Swedish singer
  • Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 1962), Swedish horse rider and silver medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
  • Stellan Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish table tennis player
  • Sylve Bengtsson (1930–2005), Swedish footballer
  • Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom Stone
Similar spellings
Bengtsson as a middle name

References

  1. ^ "Bengt–Name Meaning, What does Bengt mean?".
Surname list
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