Origine et histoire

Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bengt', the Swedish form of Benedict — from the Latin 'Benedictus', meaning 'blessed'. The given name Bengt was popular in Sweden due to veneration of St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480–547), the founder of Western monasticism, and the widespread use of the Benedictine Rule in Swedish medieval monasteries. Bengtsson is most concentrated in the southern provinces of Skane and Blekinge, reflecting the name's particular prevalence in that historically Danish-influenced region of Sweden.