Nilsson is a Sweden surname and the fourth most common surname in Sweden. The name is a patronymic meaning "Nils's son". Nils was a very common name, especially in 19th century Sweden.
People with the surname
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Anders Nilsson (disambiguation)
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Andreas Nilsson (disambiguation)
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Anna Q. Nilsson (1888–1974), Swedish actor
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Anna T. Nilsson (1869–1947), Swedish educator and peace activist
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Aurora Nilsson (1894–1972), Swedish writer
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Bengt Nilsson (born 1954), Swedish actor
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Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish soprano
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Bo Nilsson (1937–2018) Swedish composer and lyricist
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Bob Nilsson (born 1960), Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
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Cecilia Nilsson (born 1979), Swedish hammer thrower
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Christina Nilsson (1843–1921), Swedish operatic soprano
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Christina Nilsson (soprano, born 1990), Swedish operatic soprano
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Dave Nilsson (born 1969), Australian professional baseball player, coach, manager
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Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 1987) Swedish singer, songwriter known as Tove Lo
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Elisabeth Nilsson (lawyer), Swedish lawyer and suffragist (1878–1941)
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, Swedish civil servant and businesswoman (1953–)
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Felix Nilsson (born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player
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Fredrik Olaus Nilsson (1809–1881), Swedish Baptist pioneer
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Gary Nilsson (born 1963), Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
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Gunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), Swedish racing car driver
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Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1922) (1922–2004), Swedish football player
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Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), Swedish football player
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Gustaf Nilsson (wrestler) (1899–1980), Swedish wrestler
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Harry Nilsson (1941–1994), American singer and songwriter, often known simply as Nilsson
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Ida Göthilda Nilsson (1840–1920), Swedish sculptor
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Ida Nilsson (born 1981), Swedish trailrunner and ski mountaineer
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Ingemar Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish politician
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Janne Nilsson (1882–1938), Swedish politician
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Jesse Nilsson (1977–2003), Canadian actor
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Joakim Nilsson (disambiguation)
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Jonna Emily Lee Nilsson (born 1981), Swedish singer
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Kent Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish ice hockey player
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Kirsten Nilsson (1931–2017), German cabaret performer and sex worker
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Kjell Nilsson (disambiguation)
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Kristina Nilsson (born 1965), Swedish politician
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Lasse Nilsson or Lars Nilsson, multiple people
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Lennart Nilsson (1922–2017), Swedish photographer
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Lennart Nilsson (born 1944), Swedish politician
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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1924–1978), Argentine film director
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Liam Dower Nilsson (born 2003), Swedish ice hockey player
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Lina Nilsson, Swedish football player
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Malin Nilsson (born 1973), Swedish freestyle swimmer
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Magnus Nilsson (born 1984), Swedish chef
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Martin P. Nilsson (1874–1967), Swedish philologist and historian of religion
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Mats Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish Air Force officer
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Molly Nilsson (born 1984), Swedish singer-songwriter and musician
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Nils Nilsson (disambiguation)
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Noah Dower Nilsson (born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player
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Norma Jean Nilsson (born 1938), American actress
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Pål Nils Nilsson (1929–2002), Swedish photographer and filmmaker
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Robert Nilsson (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
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Roland Nilsson (born 1963), Swedish football player
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Svante Nilsson (1460–1512), a regent of Sweden
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Sven Nilsson (disambiguation)
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Thomas Nilsson (born 1963), Swedish Air Force officer
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Tommy Nilsson (born 1960), Swedish musician
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Ulf Nilsson (1948–2021), Swedish writer
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Zandor Nilsson (1913–1973), Swedish chess player
See also
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Neilson (name)
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Nielsen (disambiguation)
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Nilson