Johan (Jean/Jan) Larsson - Johan's birth surname was not Johansson

Started by Steve Trangsrud on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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1/9/2013 at 10:42 AM

Sweden did not start have fixed patronymic surnames until about 1870. Prior to that, the patronym would be the father's name, plus either sson or sdotter. Johan's father's name was Lars, so Larsson was Johan's birth surname.

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