Nilsson
Nilsson is a Swedish 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
- Anders Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Andreas Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Anna Q. Nilsson, Swedish actor
- Anna T. Nilsson, Swedish educator and peace activist
- Aurora Nilsson, Swedish writer
- Bengt Nilsson, Swedish actor
- Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano
- Bo Nilsson Swedish composer and lyricist
- Bob Nilsson, Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
- Cecilia Nilsson, Swedish hammer thrower
- Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano
- Christina Nilsson (soprano, born 1990), Swedish operatic soprano
- Dave Nilsson, Australian professional baseball player, coach, manager
- Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson Swedish singer, songwriter known as Tove Lo
- Elisabeth Nilsson (lawyer), Swedish lawyer and suffragist
- , Swedish civil servant and businesswoman
- Felix Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Fredrik Olaus Nilsson, Swedish Baptist pioneer
- Gary Nilsson, Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
- Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish racing car driver
- Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1922), Swedish football player
- Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997), Swedish football player
- Gustaf Nilsson (wrestler), Swedish wrestler
- Harry Nilsson, American singer and songwriter, often known simply as Nilsson
- Ida Göthilda Nilsson, Swedish sculptor
- Ida Nilsson, Swedish trailrunner and ski mountaineer
- Ingemar Nilsson, Swedish politician
- Janne Nilsson, Swedish politician
- Jesse Nilsson, Canadian actor
- Joakim Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Jonna Emily Lee Nilsson, Swedish singer
- Kent Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Kirsten Nilsson, German cabaret performer and sex worker
- Kjell Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Kristina Nilsson, Swedish politician
- Lasse Nilsson or Lars Nilsson, multiple people
- Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photographer
- Lennart Nilsson, Swedish politician
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentine film director
- Liam Dower Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Lina Nilsson, Swedish football player
- Malin Nilsson, Swedish freestyle swimmer
- Magnus Nilsson, Swedish chef
- Martin P. Nilsson, Swedish philologist and historian of religion
- Mats Nilsson (Swedish [Air Force officer)|Mats Nilsson], Swedish Air Force officer
- Molly Nilsson, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician
- Nils Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Noah Dower Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Norma Jean Nilsson, American actress
- Pål Nils Nilsson, Swedish photographer and filmmaker
- Robert Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Roland Nilsson, Swedish football player
- Svante Nilsson, a regent of Sweden
- Sven Nilsson (disambiguation)
- Thomas Nilsson, Swedish Air Force officer
- Tommy Nilsson, Swedish musician
- Ulf Nilsson, Swedish writer
- Zandor Nilsson, Swedish chess player