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: Norrbotten (1:184) Värmland (1:298) Jämtland (1:310) Västernorrland (1:377) Blekinge (1:403) Halland (1:479) Örebro (1:496) Kronoberg (1:498) Kalmar (1:520) Västra Götaland (1:566)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:Henriksson surname distribution Åland (1:149) Southwest Finland (1:748) Uusimaa (1:1,167) 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
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