Persson

Persson (also Person, Pärsson) is the eighth most common Swedish family name.[1] It is a patronymic surname and literally means "son of Per".

People with the surname

  • Åke Persson, Swedish jazz trombonist
  • Erling Persson, founder of Swedish clothing company H&M
  • Essy Persson, Swedish actress
  • Göran Persson, Swedish politician and former Prime Minister (1996–2006)
  • Håkan Persson, Swedish 3D-Artist
  • Halvor Persson (born 1966), Norwegian ski jumper
  • Joakim Persson, retired Swedish footballer
  • Johanna Persson, Swedish female badminton player
  • Jöran Persson, counsellor to King Erik XIV of Sweden
  • Jörgen Persson, Swedish table tennis player
  • Karl-Johan Persson, billionaire CEO and president of Swedish company H&M
  • Kristin Persson, Swedish physicist and chemist
  • Kristina Persson (born 1945), Swedish politician
  • Leif G. W. Persson, Swedish criminologist and writer
  • Marie Persson (born 1967), Swedish curler
  • Markus Persson, Swedish video game developer
  • Miah Persson, Swedish soprano
  • Michael Persson (born 1959), Swedish weightlifter
  • Nahid Persson, Swedish director
  • Nina Persson, Swedish pop singer
  • Örjan Persson, retired Swedish footballer
  • Peter Persson (born 1955), Swedish politician
  • Rickard Persson (born 1959), Swedish politician
  • Sara Persson, Swedish female badminton player
  • Set Persson, Swedish communist politician
  • Stefan Persson (fashion magnate), billionaire owner of Swedish company H&M
  • Stefan Persson (ice hockey), retired professional ice hockey player
  • Stieg Persson, Australian artist
  • Tom Persson, billionaire hier to H&M fortune and filmmaker
  • Torsten Persson, Swedish economist
  • Ulrica Persson, Swedish cross-country skier

Fictional characters

Other variations

References

  1. ^ "Efternamn - Statistics Sweden". scb.se.

See also

Surname list
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