Larsson
Larsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Lars." It ranks among the most common surnames in Sweden, alongside similar formations like Andersson, Johansson, and Nilsson.
Notable bearers include crime novelist Stieg Larsson, author of the Millennium trilogy, and footballer Henrik Larsson.
The name appears frequently in Scandinavian contexts and among people of Swedish descent worldwide.
Of northern Europe
- SwedishOf a Nordic kingdom
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- GothenburgSwedish coastal metropolis
- MalmöMajor Swedish port city
Copenhagen · Oslo · Helsinki · Viking · fjord · Baltic · Midsummer · lingonberry
One thousand years
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- crimePunishable illegal act
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- fictionImagined narrative work
bestseller · trilogy · journalist · posthumous · hacker · investigative · Stockholm · antifascist
Name from father's name
- SwedishOf a Nordic kingdom
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
family name · Johansson · naming tradition · common · Nordic · heritage
Nordic
Of northern Europe
- SwedishOf a Nordic kingdom
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- GothenburgSwedish coastal metropolis
Malmö · Copenhagen · Oslo · Helsinki · Viking · fjord · Baltic · Midsummer · lingonberry · smörgåsbord
Millennium
One thousand years
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- crimePunishable illegal act
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
fiction · bestseller · trilogy · journalist · posthumous · hacker · investigative · Stockholm · antifascist
patronymic
Name from father's name
lineage · family name · Johansson · naming tradition · common · Nordic · heritage