Sweden

Sweden – General

Benson, S. Variations in the Swedish forename system. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (pp. 194-201). The University of Helsinki : The Finnish Research Centre for Domestic Langauges.

Blomqvist, M. (1988). Från Tillnamm till Släktnamn i Österbottnisk Allmogemiljö. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, U. of Helsinki [Finland] .
Notes: [From surnames to family names in rural Ostrobothnia].1780-1930.

Blomqvist, M. (1996). Finland-Swedish personal names. Onoma, 33, 53-63.

Brylla, E. Morphological types of Old Swedish personal by-names. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (p. 1). The University of Helsinki : The Finnish Research Centre for Domestic Languages.

Central Intelligence Agency. (1967). Swedish personal names. Washington.

Christiansen, A. (1978). What’s in a name? Scandinavian Review , 66(2), 7-11.
Abstract: Publisher’s abstract "Describes the various kinds of genealogical records available in Scandinavian countries and mentions some of the problems of identifying people by their surname because of the peculiarities of the Scandinavian patronymic system."

Hallen, C. L. (2007). The "Malachi’" given name pattern in a Swedish village, 1500-1800. Names, 55(4), 397-406.

Mattisson, A.-C. (1996). Mans- och kvinnonamn i ortnamn-en jämförelse. Studia Anthroponymica Scandinavica: Tidskrift För Nordisk Personnamnsforskning, 14, 5-20.
Abstract: Swedish language; onomastics; toponymy; sources in personal names; diachronic approach.

Olson, N. W. (1981). What’s in a Swedish surname? Swedish American Genealogist, 1(1), 26-36.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Traces the development of Swedish surnames from the 15th and 16th centuries beginning with the aristocracy and spreading to the clergy in the 17th century. Then, citizens of towns and villages used a variety of nature names (berg, ‘mountain’; Lind, ‘linden’). Other names covered are Walloon, military and foreign."

Person, H. A. (1967). The Swedes and their family names. Scandinavian Studies, (39), 209-248.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Detailed description of the procedure for change of name in Sweden where those with common names or unSwedish names are encouraged to change them. Several tables. 6 refs."

Peterson, L. (2002). Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn: Presentation av ett forskningsprojekt. Studia Anthroponymica Scandinavica, (20), 125-129.
Notes: Refs.

Ryman, L. (2003). Salanus, Tunström och Sporrong: Tillnamnsbruk och framväxten av släktnamn i Uppland (Salanus, Tunström and Sporrong: Byname Practice and the Rise of Surname Use in Uppland). Dissertation Abstracts International, Section C: Worldwide, 64(2), 286-286.
Abstract: author abstract (part): "This dissertation examines the development of the surname system in the province of Uppland, Sweden, with special reference to Uppsala, as well as providing a description of the origins of the surname system in Sweden as a whole. The period in question is 1630-1730, in certain cases extending to 1760"

Statistiska centralbyran . (Name statistics [Web Page]. URL link to website.

Tegner, E. (1882). Om svenska familjenamnNordisk Tidskrift.
Notes: reprinted in ‘Ur sprakens värid: Fem uppsatser av Esais Tegnér’ Stockholm: Albert Bonner, 1930

Wahlberg, M. Swedish soldiers’ names : Official surnames given in the Swedish Army 1682-1901. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (pp. 460-467). The University of Helsinki : The Finnish Research Centre for Domestic Languages.

Wiken, E. (1982). When did Swedish patronymics become surnames? Swedish American Genealogist, 2(1), 31-33.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Gives examples of Swedish immigrants in the first half of the 19th century who chose their own surnames on coming to the U.S. 18 refs."

Ziegler, B. (2007). Müller vs. Andersson: Eine kontrastive Analyse von deutschen und schwedischen Familiennamen. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Stockholm University.
Abstract: "The aim of this essay was to find out differences and similarities between German and Swedish surnames. The linguistic category name is basically discussed, including an elaboration of terms. The essay includes an historical overview of the development of German and Swedish surnames and an overview of the different types of surnames. It follows a discussion/summary in which differences and similarities are discussed."

Sweden – Sources

National Library of Sweden [Web Page]. URL link to website.

Sweden – Runic

Modéer, I. (1964). Svenska personnamn . Anthroponymica Suecana, 5.
Notes: reprinted in ‘Svensak personnamn: Handbok förniversitetsbruk og självstudier’ Lund: Studentlitteratur

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