When Hans Nilsson was born on 7 March 1757, in Skane, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Nils Hansson, was 27 and his mother, Una Svensdotter, was 23.
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1729–1787 Male
1733–1809 Female
1757– Male
1759– Female
1761– Female
1766–1814 Male
1768– Female
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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