Bengtsson is Swedish surname originating in a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

, meaning "son of Bengt" (

Benedict Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures * Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chu ...

), Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson (a form frequently adopted by migrants to the United States). Other forms occur, such as ''Bengtzon'', Bankson, Bankston, Benson, Bengston or ''Benktsson''. Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden. Notable people with the surname include: * Anders Bengtsson (born 1968), Swedish politician and member of parliament *

Angelica Bengtsson Angelica Therese Bengtsson (born 8 July 1993) is a Swedish track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She became the first pole vault winner at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, 2010. Bengtsson has won gold medal ...

(born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter *

Bengt Bengtsson Colonel Bengt Folke Bengtsson (30 September 1897 – 10 October 1977) was a Swedish Army officer. He served in the Air Defense Artillery Branch and finished his military career as Inspector of the Air Defence from 1953 to 1957. Early life ...

(1897–1977), Swedish gymnast * Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1938), Swedish rower * Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor *

Björn Bengtsson Björn Mikael Bengtsson (born 28 October 1972 in Malmö) is a Swedish actor. Bengtsson studied at Gothenburg Theatre Academy 1993–96. He has worked at Malmö City Theatre, Helsingborg City Theatre and the National Swedish Touring Theatre ...

(born 1973), Swedish actor *

Catrine Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson (born 21 September 1969) is a retired female badminton player from Sweden. Career Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarte ...

(born 1969), Swedish badminton player * Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Emma Bengtsson Emma Bengtsson is a Swedish chef who holds two Michelin stars at the New York City based restaurant Aquavit. She is the first female Swedish chef to win two stars, and only the second female chef based in the United States to do so. Career Emma B ...

, Swedish chef * Erik G. Bengtsson (born 1928), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (March 8, 1932 – June 6, 2013) was a Danish cellist. Born in Copenhagen, Bengtsson gave his first public performance there in 1936, when he was four years old. He was admitted at the age of sixteen to the Curtis Insti ...

(1932–2013), Danish cellist *

Frans G. Bengtsson Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (4 October 1894 – 19 December 1954) was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. He was born in Tåssjö (now in Ängelholm Municipality) in Skåne and died at Ribbingsfors Manor in northern Västergötla ...

(1894–1954), Swedish author * Gabriel Bengtsson (born 1977), Swedish judoka * Göran Bengtsson (born 1956), Swedish handball player * Gösta Bengtsson (1897–1984), Swedish sailor *

Gunder Bengtsson Gunder Bengtsson (2 February 1946 – 2 August 2019) was a Swedish football coach. Career Bengtsson started his career as assistant coach under Sven-Göran Eriksson at IFK Göteborg. In 1982, after Eriksson won the UEFA Cup 1981–82 and ...

(1946–2019), Swedish football coach * Håkan Bengtsson (born 1942), Swedish swimmer *

Ingemund Bengtsson Sten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson (30 January 1919 – 12 April 2000) was a Swedish Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag from 1979 to 1988. He was born 30 January 1919 in Veddige. He moved to Varberg and started working ...

(1919–2000), Swedish politician and Speaker of the Riksdag 1979–1988 * Jan-Olof Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish journalist * Johan Bengtsson (born 1979), Swedish bassist * Kristin Bengtsson (born 1970), Swedish female footballer *

Lennart Bengtsson Lennart Bengtsson (born ) is a Swedish meteorologist. His research interests include climate sensitivity, extreme events, climate variability and climate predictability. Career He was head of research at the European Centre for Medium-Range Wea ...

(born 1935), Swedish meteorologist * Margot Bengtsson (born 1943), Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar *

Maria Bengtsson (badminton) Maria Bengtsson (born 5 March 1964) is a badminton player from Sweden who played in three editions of Olympic games in 1988, 1992 and 1996. Career She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with ...

(born 1964), Swedish badminton player * Maria Bengtsson (soprano) (born 1975) * Martin Bengtsson (musician), Swedish heavy metal musician * Martin Bengtsson (footballer) * Mikael Bengtsson (born 1981), Swedish footballer * Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speed skater * Per-Inge Bengtsson (born 1961), Swedish sprint canoer * Pierre Bengtsson (born 1988), Swedish footballer *

Rasmus Bengtsson Rasmus Mattias Bengtsson (born 26 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Starting off his professional career with Trelleborgs FF in 2006, he went on to represent Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga ...

(born 1986), Swedish footballer *

Robin Bengtsson Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place. Career Bengtsson was b ...

(born 1990), Swedish singer *

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 2 June 1962 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer ...

(born 1962), Swedish horse rider and silver medalist in Individual Jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games * Stellan Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish table tennis player * Sylve Bengtsson (1930–2005), Swedish footballer *Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician better known under his stage name Tom Stone ;Similar spellings: *

Jerry Bengtson Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden (born 8 April 1987) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Olimpia and the Honduras national team. Club career Vida On 12 August 2007, Bengtson made his official debut for C.D.S. ...

(born 1987), Honduran footballer *

John Bengtson John D. Bengtson (born 1948) is an American historical and anthropological linguist. He is past president and currently vice-president of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory, and has served as editor (or co-editor) of the jour ...

(born 1948), U.S. linguist *

Phil Bengtson John Phillip Bengtson (July 17, 1913 – December 18, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He was a longtime assistant coach in college football and the National Football League (NFL), chiefly remembered as the successor to Vince Lo ...

(1913–1994), U.S. American football player ;Bengtsson as a middle name: *

Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), in Latin known as Johannes Benedicti de Salista, (1417 – 15 December 1467) was a Swedish clergyman, canon law scholar and statesman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1448–1467). He was Regent of Sweden, under the Kalm ...

, 15th-century Swedish archbishop

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