When Johannas Svensson was born in 1751, in Kärr, Näfvelsjö, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Sven Nilsson, was 40 and his mother, Kiarstin Johansdotter, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 5 daughters with Katarina Hakansdotter. He died on 28 June 1797, in Kärr, Näfvelsjö, Jönköping, Sweden, at the age of 46, and was buried in Jönköping, Sweden.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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