Henriksson

Henriksson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Henrik". There are other spelling variations of this surname such as Henrikson, Henricson and Hendrickson.

Geographical distribution[]

As of 2014, 81.5% of all known bearers of the surname Henriksson were residents of Sweden, 14.1% of Finland and 1.2% of Norway.

In Sweden the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties:

• 1. Norrbotten (1:184)
• 2. Värmland (1:298)
• 3. Jämtland (1:310)
• 4. Västernorrland (1:377)
• 5. Blekinge (1:403)
• 6. Halland (1:479)
• 7. Örebro (1:496)
• 8. Kronoberg (1:498)
• 9. Kalmar (1:520)
• 10. Västra Götaland (1:566)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Åland (1:149)
• 2. Southwest Finland (1:748)
• 3. Uusimaa (1:1,167)
• 4. Ostrobothnia (1:1,609)

People[]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alf Henrikson (1905–1995), Swedish journalist, writer and poet
• C. Robert Henrikson (born 1947), American CEO of MetLife, Inc
• Daniel Henriksson (born 1978), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Krister Henriksson (born 1946), Swedish actor
• Leif Henriksson (born 1943), Swedish ice hockey player
• Martin Henriksson (born 1974), Swedish guitarist
• Robert Hendrickson, American director
• Robert C. Hendrickson (1898–1964), American Senator from New Jersey
• Sebastian Henriksson (born 1974), Swedish football player
• Sture Henriksson (1917–1957), Swedish politician
• Tord Henriksson (born 1965), Swedish triple jumper
• Waino Edward Hendrickson (1896–1983), American politician

See also[]

• Henricksen

References[]

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Henriksson.
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