Mattsson Explained

Mattsson is a Swedish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 79.7% of all known bearers of the surname Mattsson were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:541), 12.0% of Finland (1:2,009), 2.3% of the United States (1:672,721), 1.9% of Denmark (1:12,887) and 1.2% of Norway (1:18,235).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:541) in the following counties:

• 1. Blekinge County (1:181)
• 2. Uppsala County (1:244)
• 3. Jämtland County (1:268)
• 4. Dalarna County (1:382)
• 5. Västernorrland County (1:401)
• 6. Gävleborg County (1:422)
• 7. Gotland County (1:464)
• 8. Värmland County (1:466)
• 9. Västerbotten County (1:468)
• 10. Västra Götaland County (1:506)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,009) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Åland (1:41)
• 2. Southwest Finland (1:937)
• 3. Ostrobothnia (1:988)
• 4. Central Ostrobothnia (1:1,520)
• 5. Uusimaa (1:1,910)

People

• André Mattsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• Arne Mattsson, Swedish film director
• Frank Mattsson, Finnish composer Oskar Merikanto
• Helena Mattsson, a Swedish actress
• Lars Eric Mattsson, Finnish musician
• Magnus Mattsson, Danish footballer
• Markus Mattsson, Finnish ice hockey player
• Stein-Erik Mattsson (born 1959), Norwegian lawyer, journalist, and comedian

See also

• Matson
• Mattson

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/mattsson Mattsson surname distribution