1. Geographical distribution

2. Surname

3. Literary characters

4. Other uses

5. Other variations

6. References

7. See also

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

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 90.3% of all known bearers of the surname Persson were residents of Sweden, 2.6% of the United States, 2.5% of Denmark and 1.5% of Norway.

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:92) in the following counties:^[2]

• 1. Skåne (1:39)
• 2. Jämtland (1:48)
• 3. Blekinge (1:50)
• 4. Gävleborg (1:52)
• 5. Värmland (1:59)
• 6. Halland (1:77)
• 7. Örebro (1:78)
• 8. Dalarna (1:79)
• 9. Västernorrland (1:84)

Surname

People with the family name Persson include:

• 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
• Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer
• Johanna Persson, Swedish female badminton player
• Jöran Persson, counsellor to King Erik XIV of Sweden
• Jörgen Persson, Swedish table tennis player
• Leif G. W. Persson, Swedish criminologist and writer
• Markus Persson, Swedish video game developer
• Miah Persson, Swedish soprano
• Nahid Persson, Swedish director
• Nina Persson, Swedish pop singer
• Örjan Persson, retired Swedish footballer
• Sara Persson, Swedish female badminton player
• Set Persson, Swedish communist politician
• Stefan Persson (fashion magnate), owner of Swedish company H&M
• Stefan Persson (ice hockey), retired professional ice hockey player
• Stieg Persson, Australian artist
• Torsten Persson, Swedish economist
• Ulrica Persson, Swedish cross-country skier

Literary characters

• Una Persson, a recurring character in many of Michael Moorcock's 'Multiverse' novels.

Other uses

• Persson Motorsport, German racing team competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Other variations

• Magnus Pehrsson, Swedish footballer
• Robert Pehrsson, Swedish musician
• Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish politician
• Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, former Prime Minister of Sweden

References

See also

• Person (surname)

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