When Anders Johanson was born on 14 October 1780, in Lilla Malma, Södermanland, Sweden, his father, Johan Anderson, was 26 and his mother, Maria Pehrsson, was 21.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven, Lars, Anders, Helmer, Mats, Alf, Alvar, Astrid, Einer, Eskil, Fritjof. German Kurt, Gerhard, Otto, Fritz.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Johansson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian, Danish, and North German cognate Johansen . Compare Johnson .
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