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. 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
• Anna-Maja Henriksson (born 1964), Finnish politician
• C. Robert Henrikson (born 1947), American CEO of MetLife, Inc
• Daniel Henriksson (born 1978), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Janne Henriksson (born 1981), Finnish football goalkeeper
• Krister Henriksson (born 1946), Swedish actor
• Leif Henriksson (1943–2019), 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
• Stig Henriksson (born 1955), Swedish politician
• Sture Henriksson (1917–1957), Swedish politician
• Tord Henriksson (born 1965), Swedish triple jumper
• Waino Edward Hendrickson (1896–1983), American politician

See also

• Henricksen