When August Johansson was born on 24 September 1858, in Ås, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Johannes Börjesson Hög, was 41 and his mother, Maja Andersdotter, was 39. He died on 11 May 1859, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Nils, Lennart, Per, Alf, Bjorn, Mats, Sven, Alarik, Bernt.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Johan, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Johanson and Johnson .
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