Persson
Persson is a Swedish family name .
Origin and meaning
The name belongs to the group of patronyms . It is composed of Per and Son = Persson. Per is derived from the Greek name Petros, German Peter .
Name bearer
A.
- Åke Persson (1932–1975), Swedish jazz trombonist
- Anders Persson (* 1982), Swedish handball goalkeeper
- Anton Persson (ice hockey player) (* 1989), Swedish ice hockey player
- Anton Persson (cross-country skier) (* 1995), Swedish cross-country skier
- Axel Persson (1888–1955), Swedish cyclist
- Axel W. Persson (1888–1951), Swedish classical archaeologist
B.
- Bengt Persson (* 1942), Swedish football coach
- Bent Persson (* 1947), Swedish jazz musician
- Bo Persson (football referee) (born 1948), Swedish football referee
- Bo Persson (table tennis player) (* 1948), Swedish table tennis player
- Bo Persson (sound engineer) (* 1949), Swedish sound engineer
- Bo Persson (physicist) (* 1952), Swedish physicist
C.
- Carl Friedrich von Persson (1684–1747), Hanoverian engineer officer, surveyor and cartographer
- Cecilia Persson (* 1982), Swedish jazz musician
- Christer Persson (* 1943), Swedish writer
- Christian Persson (* 1948), German journalist, co-founder of the computer magazine c't
E.
- Elisabeth Persson (* 1964), Swedish curler
- Eric Persson (1898–1984), Swedish football official
- Erik Persson (1909–1989), Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player
- Erling Persson (1917–2002), Swedish entrepreneur
- Essy Persson (born 1941), Swedish film actress
F.
- Fredrik Persson (cross-country skier) (* 1979), Swedish cross-country skier
- Fredrik Persson (ice hockey player) (born 1981), Swedish ice hockey player
- Fredrik Persson (soccer player) (born 1983), Swedish soccer player
- Fredrik Persson (floorball player) (born 1989), Swedish floorball player
G
- Gehnäll Persson (1910–1976), Swedish dressage rider
- Gene Persson (1934–2008), American film and theater producer
- Git Persson (* 1965), Swedish dansband singer
- Göran Persson (* 1949), Swedish politician
H
- Halvor Persson (* 1966), Norwegian ski jumper
- Hanna Persson (soccer player, 1991) (* 1991), Swedish soccer player
- Hanna Persson (soccer player, 1996) (* 1996), Swedish soccer player
- Hanna-Mia Persson (* 1978), Swedish pole vaulter
I.
- Ingrid Persson (* ≈1931), Swedish badminton player
J
- Jan Persson (1943–2018), Danish concert photographer
- Joachim Persson (* 1983), Danish badminton player
- Joakim Persson (ice hockey player) (* 1970), Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
- Joakim Persson (soccer player) (* 1975), Swedish soccer player
- Johanna Persson (* 1978), Swedish badminton player
- John Persson (1854–1930), Swedish botanist (Moose)
- Jonas Persson (handball player) (* 1969), Swedish handball player
- Jonas Persson (soccer player) (* 1970), Swedish soccer player
- Jonas Persson (swimmer) (* 1983), Swedish swimmer
- Jonathan Persson (* 1994), German badminton player
- Jörgen Persson (cameraman) (* 1936), Swedish cameraman
- Jörgen Persson (table tennis player) (* 1966), Swedish table tennis player
K
- Kajsa Rinaldo Persson (* 1997), Swedish tennis player
- Karl-Johan Persson (* 1975), Swedish manager
- Kristina Persson (* 1945), Swedish politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party
L.
- Leif GW Persson (* 1945), Swedish criminologist, university professor and writer
- Linn Persson (* 1994), Swedish biathlete
- Linn M. Persson (* 1972), Swedish environmental chemist
- Lucas Persson (* 1984), Swedish racing cyclist
M.
- Magnus Persson (* 1990), Swedish handball player
- Maja Nylén Persson (* 2000), Swedish ice hockey player
- Malte Persson (* 1976), Swedish writer
- Marga Persson (* 1943), Swedish-Austrian artist
- Maria Persson (born 1959), Swedish child actress
- Markus Persson (* 1979), Swedish game developer
- Miah Persson (* 1969), Swedish opera singer (soprano)
N
- Niklas Persson (* 1979), Swedish ice hockey player
- Nikolaj Persson (* 1991), German badminton player
- Nils Persson (1836–1916), Swedish entrepreneur and politician
- Nils Persson (sailor) (1879–1941), Swedish sailor
- Nina Persson (* 1974), Swedish musician
O
- Olle Persson (Esperantist) (1912–1987), Swedish Esperantist
- Olle Persson (racing driver) ( Olof Persson ), Swedish automobile racing driver
- Olle Persson (information scientist) (born 1949), Swedish information scientist
- Olle Persson (singer) ( Hans Olle Persson ; * 1956/1958), Swedish singer (baritone)
- Olof Persson (* 1978), Swedish football player
- Örjan Persson (born 1942), Swedish football player
- Oscar Persson (* 1992), Swedish cross-country skier
P
- Peps Persson (* 1946), Swedish musician
- Per Oscar Persson († 2008), Swedish inventor
R.
- Ragnar Persson (* 1938), Swedish cross-country skier
- Ralph Persson (* 1942), German actor
- Ricard Persson (* 1969), Swedish ice hockey player
- Robert Åhman-Persson (* 1987), Swedish football player
S.
- Sara Persson (* 1980), Swedish badminton player
- Signe Persson-Melin (* 1925), Swedish designer
- Simon Persson (* 1991), Swedish cross-country skier
- Sofie Persson (soccer player) (* 1987), Swedish soccer player
- Sofie Persson (athlete) (* 1987), Swedish athlete
- Stefan Persson (entrepreneur) (* 1947), Swedish entrepreneur
- Stefan Persson (ice hockey player) (born 1954), Swedish ice hockey player
- Stig Persson (1934–1968), Swedish wrestler
- Sune Persson (1938–2014), Swedish historian and political scientist
T
- Theo Persson (1921–1992), German football player
- Therese Persson (soccer player, 1986) (* 1986), Swedish soccer player
- Therese Persson (soccer player, 1991) (* 1991), Swedish soccer player
- Therese Persson (wrestler) (* 1995), Swedish wrestler
- Tony Persson (* 1959), Swedish football player and official
- Torkel Persson (1894–1972), Swedish cross-country skier
- Torsten Persson (* 1954), Swedish economist
U
- Ulrica Persson (* 1975), Swedish cross-country skier
V
- Vanessa Guerra Persson ( Licenciatura 1989), Brazilian biologist
Others
- Persson Island , island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
- Persson Motorsport , German racing team