Bengtsson
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Bengtsson is Swedish
family name
originating in a patronymic
, meaning "son of Bengt", Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States
). Other forms occur, such as Bengtzon, Bankson, Bankston or Benktsson.
Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.
Similar spellings:
Bengtsson as a middle name:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
family name
Family name
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originating in a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
, meaning "son of Bengt", Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). Other forms occur, such as Bengtzon, Bankson, Bankston or Benktsson.
Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.
People
People commonly known by their family name Bengtsson or variants include:- Anastasia Bengtsson (born 1991), Swedish programmer
- Angelica BengtssonAngelica Bengtsson-External links:...
(born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter - Anders BengtssonAnders BengtssonAnders Bengtsson, born 1968, is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 2002–2006.-References:...
, Swedish politician and member of parliament - Bengt BengtssonBengt BengtssonBengt Folke Bengtsson was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
, Swedish gymnast - Birgitta BengtssonBirgitta BengtssonBirgitta Bengtsson is a Swedish sailor. She won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Marit Söderström.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
(born 1965), Swedish sailor - Catrine BengtssonCatrine Bengtsson-Career:Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15-4, 15-9....
, Swedish badminton player - Erling Blöndal BengtssonErling Blöndal BengtssonErling Blöndal Bengtsson is a Danish cellist.Born in Copenhagen, Bengtsson gave his first public performance there in 1936, when he was four years old. He was admitted at the age of sixteen to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with Gregor Piatigorsky, who engaged him...
, Danish cellist - Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish author
- Gabriel BengtssonGabriel Bengtsson-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, Swedish judoka - Gunder BengtssonGunder BengtssonGunder Bengtsson is a former Swedish association football coach.Bengtsson started his career as assistant coach under Sven-Göran Eriksson at IFK Göteborg. In 1982, after Eriksson won the UEFA Cup 1981–82 and left the club for Benfica, Bengtsson became head coach for a few months...
, Swedish football coach - Göran BengtssonGöran BengtssonGöran Bengtsson is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 he finished fifth with the Swedish team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored six goals.-References:...
, Swedish handball player - Gösta BengtssonGösta BengtssonGösta Bengtsson was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Kullan, which won the gold medal in the 30 m² class.-External links:*...
, Swedish sailor - Ingemund BengtssonIngemund BengtssonSten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson was a Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag from 1979 to 1988.He was born 30 January 1919 in Veddige, Sweden, and was a Member of Parliament from 1951....
, Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979-1988. - Invar Bengtsson, Swedish entrepreneur, founder of BRIOBRIOBRIO is a wooden toy company founded in Sweden. The company was founded in the small town of Boalt, Scania in 1884 by basket maker Ivar Bengtsson For a long time the company was based in Osby, Scania, in southern Sweden. In 1908 Ivar's three sons took over and founded BRIO, which is an acronym for...
- Jan-Olof BengtssonJan-Olof BengtssonJan-Olof Bengtsson is a Swedish journalist with Kvällsposten in Malmö, Sweden.-Accredited:Bengtsson born April 30, 1952 is accredited to the International Press Centre by the Danish ministry of foreign affairs...
, Swedish journalist - Jes Lund Bengtsson, Danish business man
- Johan Bengtsson, Swedish bassist
- Kristin BengtssonKristin BengtssonGärd Kristin Bengtsson is a women's soccer player, who currently plays for Djurgården/Älvsjö. She holds the record for the most capped player in the Swedish women's national team, with 157 caps. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal...
, Swedish female footballer - Lennart BengtssonLennart BengtssonLennart Bengtsson, born 1935, is a meteorologist currently interested in global climate modelling, global water vapour distribution and measurement of atmospheric water using GPS....
, Swedish meteorologist - Margot BengtssonMargot BengtssonMargot Bengtsson is a Swedish social psychologist, considered to be one of the leading gender studies academics of Scandinavia. She is a Docent and Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, Lund University. Her research focuses on gender, power, identity and social class...
, Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar - Maria BengtssonMaria Bengtsson-Career:She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with Stefan Karlsson and another in 1991 in women's doubles with Christine Magnusson...
, Swedish badminton player - Martin BengtssonMartin BengtssonMartin Bengtsson is a Swedish metal musician. He was a key part of the influential Swedish melodic death metal scene. He was a member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy between 1997 and 1998, and played bass guitar on their second album, Stigmata...
, Swedish heavy metal musician - Mikael BengtssonMikael BengtssonMikael Bengtsson is a Swedish football player who currently plays for Landskrona BoIS. He has also played for Trelleborgs FF.- External links :* Mikael Bengtsson - Player stats...
, Swedish footballer - Pierre BengtssonPierre BengtssonPierre Bengtsson is a footballer who plays for Danish Superliga side Copenhagen.Bengtsson started his career at AIK, where he made his debut in August 2006, against Östers IF at Råsunda Stadium. Pierre is known for having a very good left foot which makes him a good passer of the ball...
, Swedish footballer - Per BengtssonPer BengtssonPer Olov Bengtsson is a former ice speed skater from Sweden. He represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics: 1988 in Calgary, Canada, 1992 in Albertville, and 1994 in Lillehammer.-References:...
, Swedish speed skater - Per-Inge BengtssonPer-Inge BengtssonPer-Inge Bengtsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events....
, Swedish sprint canoer - Rasmus BengtssonRasmus BengtssonRasmus Bengtsson is a Swedish footballer currently playing for FC Twente. His position is centre back.- Career :A youth product of Malmö FF, Bengtsson made his debut for first professional club Trelleborgs FF in 2006. In Trelleborg he changed his preferred position from striker to centre defense...
, Swedish footballer - Robin BengtssonRobin BengtssonRobin Bengtsson is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008 finisheing third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson. In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone"...
, Swedish singer - Rolf-Göran BengtssonRolf-Göran BengtssonRolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....
, Swedish horse rider and Swedish Silver Medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Stellan BengtssonStellan BengtssonStellan Bengtsson is a former Swedish table tennis player. He won, as first Swede, the singles at the World Table Tennis Championships 1971...
, Swedish table tennis player - Sylve BengtssonSylve BengtssonSylve Bengtsson was a Swedish football player, who played forward.- Career :He started his career in Halmstads BK at the age of 17 in 1947 against Djurgårdens IF, a 0-5 defeat...
, Swedish footballer - Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom StoneTom Stone (magician)Tom Stone is the stage name of Thomas Bengtsson, a Swedish magician, editor and author.- Biography :Stone was born on October 28, 1967, and presently lives in Stockholm, Sweden....
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- Mike Bankston, U.S. Studies
- Erik Bengtson, Brazilian software developer
- Hermann Bengtson, German historian and former rector of the University of Würzburg
- John BengtsonJohn BengtsonJohn D. Bengtson is a historical and anthropological linguist. He is a past president and currently a vice-president of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory, and has served as editor of the journal Mother Tongue...
, U.S. linguist - Phil BengtsonPhil BengtsonJohn Phillip Bengtson was a college football player and longtime assistant coach on the collegiate and NFL levels, chiefly remembered as the successor to Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1968....
, U.S. American football player - Vern L. Bengtson, U.S. gereontologist and sociologist
- Tim Bengtson, U.S. Journalism Professor
- Paul F. Bengtson, U.S. Urban Planning professional
- Julie N. Bengtsson, UK. Does our adverts who married -
- Stefan L. Bengtsson, UK. Born in Sweden
Bengtsson as a middle name:
- Jöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson was a Swedish archbishop of Uppsala and regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson , and alone 1465–1466.-Biography:...
, 15th Century Swedish archbishop