Nilsson
Nilsson is a Swedish surname and the fourth most common surname in Sweden. The name is a patronymic meaning "Nils's son". Nils was a very common name, especially in 19th century Sweden.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 89.8% of all known bearers of the surname Nilsson were residents of Sweden, 2.6% of the United States, 2.0% of Denmark and 1.4% of Norway.
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:58) in the following counties:[1]
- 1. Skåne (1:26)
- 2. Blekinge (1:30)
- 3. Kalmar (1:33)
- 4. Värmland (1:37)
- 5. Norrbotten (1:38)
- 6. Halland (1:39)
- 7. Kronoberg (1:39)
- 8. Jämtland (1:46)
- 9. Gotland (1:46)
- 10. Västerbotten (1:52)
People
- Anders Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Andreas Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Anna Q. Nilsson (1888–1974), a Swedish actor
- Anton Nilson (1887–1989), a Swedish Communist, active in the Russia Revolution
- Aurora Nilsson (1894–1972), a Swedish writer
- Bengt Nilsson (born 1954), a Swedish actor
- Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), a Swedish soprano
- Bo Nilsson, (born 1937) a Swedish composer and lyricist
- Bob Nilsson (born 1960), an Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
- Cecilia Nilsson (born 1979), a Swedish hammer thrower
- Christina Nilsson (1843–1921), a Swedish operatic soprano
- Dave Nilsson (born 1969), an Australian professional baseball player, coach, manager
- Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 1987) a Swedish singer, songwriter known as Tove Lo
- Gary Nilsson (born 1963), an Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
- Gunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), a Swedish racing car driver
- Harry Nilsson (1941–1994), an American singer and songwriter, often known simply as Nilsson
- Ida Göthilda Nilsson (1840–1920), a Swedish sculptor
- Ida Nilsson (born 1981), Swedish trailrunner and ski mountaineer
- Jesse Nilsson (1977–2003), a Canadian actor
- Joakim Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Jonna Emily Lee Nilsson (born 1981), a Swedish singer
- Kent Nilsson (born 1956), a Swedish ice hockey player
- Lars Nilsson (born 1966), a Swedish fashion designer
- Lennart Nilsson (1922–2017), a Swedish photographer
- Lina Nilsson, a Swedish football player
- Malin Nilsson (born 1973), a Swedish freestyle swimmer
- Magnus Nilsson (born 1984), a Swedish chef
- Martin P. Nilsson (1874–1967), a Swedish philologist and historian of religion
- Mats Nilsson (born 1956), a Swedish Air Force officer
- Nils Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Norma Jean Nilsson (born 1938), American actress
- Pål Nils Nilsson (1929–2002), Swedish photographer and filmmaker
- Robert Nilsson (born 1985), an ice hockey player
- Roland Nilsson (born 1963), a Swedish football player
- Svante Nilsson (1460–1512), a regent of Sweden
- Sven Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Tommy Nilsson (born 1960), a Swedish musician
- Zandor Nilsson (1913–1973), a Swedish chess player
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See also
- Neilson (name)
- Nielsen (disambiguation)
- Nilson
References
- "Nilsson Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
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