Isaksson is a surname of Swedish origin.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 89.4% of all known bearers of the surname Isaksson were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:774), 6.0% of Finland (1:6,482) and 1.3% of the United States (1:1,911,382).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average ( 1:774) in the following counties:
- 1. Norrbotten County (1:122)
- 2. Västerbotten County (1:393)
- 3. Jönköping County (1:409)
- 4. Kronoberg County (1:565)
- 5. Halland County (1:614)
- 6. Kalmar County (1:658)
- 7. Västernorrland County (1:703)
- 8. Jämtland County (1:763)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,482) in the following regions:
- 1. Åland (1:448)
- 2. Southwest Finland (1:1,696)
- 3. Ostrobothnia (1:2,414)
- 4. Central Ostrobothnia (1:5,144)
- 5. Uusimaa (1:5,145)
People
- Selim Isakson (1892–1960), Major-General and General Officer Commanding Kymi Military District during World War II.
- Anders Isaksson (1943–2009), Swedish journalist, writer, and historian
- Andreas Isaksson (born 1981), Swedish football player
- Elisabeth Isaksson Swedish glaciologist
- Fredrik Isaksson (born 1971), Swedish heavy-metal guitarist
- Kjell Isaksson (born 1948), Swedish pole vaulter
- Magnus Isaksson (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player
- Patrik Isaksson (swimmer) (born 1973), Swedish Olympic swimmer
- Patrik Isaksson (singer) (born 1972), Swedish rock singer and songwriter
- Ulla Isaksson (1916–2000), Swedish novelist and screenplay writer
References
- Isaksson surname distribution
- "Biography of Major-General Selim Engelbert Isakson (1892 – 1960), Finland".
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