Bengtsson

Bengtsson is Swedish surname. It originated as a patronymic meaning "son of Bengt" (Benedict), Bengt meaning "Blessed".^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Bengtsson is the 15th most common surname in Sweden.^{[when?][citation needed]}

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anders Bengtsson (born 1968), Swedish politician and member of parliament
• Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
• Bengt Bengtsson (1897–1977), Swedish gymnast
• Bengt-Åke Bengtsson (born 1938), Swedish rower
• Birgitta Bengtsson (born 1965), Swedish sailor
• Björn Bengtsson (born 1973), Swedish actor
• Catrine Bengtsson (born 1969), Swedish badminton player
• Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Emma Bengtsson (born 1981), Swedish chef
• Erik G. Bengtsson (born 1928), Swedish Army lieutenant general
• Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist
• Frans G. Bengtsson (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 (1946–2019), Swedish football coach
• Gunnar Bengtsson (1909–1993), Swedish mass murderer
• Håkan Bengtsson (1942–2026), Swedish swimmer
• Håkan Bengtsson (actor) (fl. from 2023), Swedish actor in the 2023 TV series Fallen
• Ingemund Bengtsson (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 (born 1935), Swedish meteorologist
• Margot Bengtsson (born 1943), Swedish psychologist and feminist scholar
• Maria Bengtsson (badminton) (born 1964), Swedish badminton player
• Maria Bengtsson (soprano) (born 1975)
• Martin Bengtsson (footballer) (born 1986), Swedish footballer
• Martin Bengtsson (musician) (born 1974), Swedish heavy metal musician
• 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 (born 1986), Swedish footballer
• Robin Bengtsson (born 1990), Swedish singer
• Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (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 (born 1967), known professionally as Tom Stone, Swedish magician

Similar spellings

• Jerry Bengtson (born 1987), Honduran footballer
• John Bengtson (1948–2024), U.S. linguist
• Phil Bengtson (1913–1994), U.S. American football player

Bengtsson as a middle name

• Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (fl. 15th-century), Swedish archbishop