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Svensson migration to the United States +



Svensson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Gunner Svensson, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1627 1
  • Jacob Svensson, who landed in Delaware in 1643 1
  • Johan Svensson, who landed in Delaware in 1693 1
  • Gunnar Svensson, who arrived in Delaware in 1693 1
Svensson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Svante Magnus Svensson, who landed in New York in 1836 1
  • Johan Magnus Svensson, who arrived in New York in 1843 1
  • Svante Johan Svensson, aged 19, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1846 1
  • Sven Peter Svensson, aged 25, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 1
  • Magnus Svensson, aged 23, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 1
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Svensson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Gottfried Svensson, who landed in Alabama in 1916 1

Svensson migration to Canada +

Svensson Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Mr. Kristian L. Svensson, Norwegian settler who sailed aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1951

Contemporary Notables of the name Svensson (post 1700) +

  • Dan Allan Waldemar Svensson (1951-2024), Swedish actor he owned and ran the film production company Ridåfall AB
  • Evert Ingemar Svensson (1925-2024), Swedish sociologist and politician
  • Doris Svensson (1947-2023), billed as Doris, a Swedish pop singer, best known for her lone solo album, eclectic pop, rock and funk Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby recorded in 1970
  • Per Oskar "Pelle" Svensson (1943-2020), Swedish Greco-Roman silver medalist wrestler at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  • Kurt Svensson (1927-2016), Swedish football forward, member of the Swedish National Team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  • Lars Svensson (b. 1941), Swedish ornithologist
  • Esbjörn Svensson (1964-2008), Swedish jazz pianist
  • Alf Robert Olaf Svensson (b. 1938), Swedish politician elected to the European Parliament in 2009
  • Lars E. O. Svensson (b. 1947), Swedish economist

RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Johan Svensson (d. 1912), aged 74, Swedish Third Class passenger from Reftele, Småland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 2
  • Mr. Johan Cervin Svensson, aged 14, Swedish Third Class passenger from KnaredKnäred, Halland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived in the sinking in life boat 13 3
  • Mr. Olof Svensson (d. 1912), aged 24, Swedish Third Class passenger from BjorkebergaBjörkeberga, Skåne who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 3
  • Mr. Martin Hugo Svensson (1881-1904), Swedish stoker who was a crew member aboard the ship "SS Norge" when she ran aground and sunk on 28th June 1904, he died


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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