Johansson

Family name
name=Johansson


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meaning =Son of Johan
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origin =Swedish
related names = Johanson, Johansen
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Johansson is a patronymic family name meaning "son of Johan", or "Johan's son". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. [ [http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=727992 Allt fler tar ett nytt namn ] ] (First 18 surnames ends -sson. [ [http://www.scb.se/templates/tableOrChart____31063.asp Efternamn] ] )The Danish/Norwegian variant is Johansen, while the English language variant is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name. People with the surname Johansson include:

* Anders Johansson, Swedish heavy metal drummer
* Bernt Johansson, road bicycle racer
* Bo Johansson, football (soccer) coach
* Carl Edvard Johansson, inventor of the gauge block set
* Ingemar Johansson , boxer, heavyweight world champion
* Ivar Lo-Johansson, author
* Jan Johansson, jazz pianist
* Jens Johansson, heavy metal keyboardist
* Joachim Johansson, retired tennis player
* Lennart Johansson, president of the European Football Federation
* Olof Johansson, former president of Centerpartiet
* Scarlett Johansson, American actress
* Stefan Johansson, Formula One driver
* Thomas Johansson, tennis player
* Johansson(Band), Power Metal Band
* Vanessa Johansson, American actress
* Willy Johansson (1947-1988), Norwegian Glassware Designer

References

ee also

* Johansen
* Johanson