Family Names

Various meanings depending on kanji, e.g., 'filial piety', 'happiness', 'light'

root, origin, lineage, and sprout, shoot

Firstborn son

Elder brother

descendant of Kushika; owl

bearer of the family, upholder of the lineage

Ornament of the family/clan

To be born; to give birth

small child

brave in battle

brave, bold, famous

Kurt: 'courteous, bold counselor'; Olof: 'ancestor's relic' or 'descendant'

short, distant, lineage, kinship

respectful first son

respectful first son; capital first son; village first son

respectful, heir, successor

constable's son

son of Lance

Lars: crowned with laurel; Olle: ancestral heritage

son of Lars

Possibly 'the elder' or 'the chief'

first-born

heir, descendant

Son of Law

son of Lawrence

son of Lawrence

Son of Lawrence

descendant of Leif

heir, descendant

heir, descendant (Leif); ancestor, forefather (Åke)

descendant, heir; eagle

heir, descendant (Leif) and farmer (Göran)

descendant of the beloved heir

descendant, heir, or beloved; man, warrior

descendant, heir, and eagle

heir, descendant, beloved farmer

heir, descendant, or beloved warrior

descendant of the gods, or beloved heir

descendant of the beloved heir

descendant, heir

son of the champion

heir, descendant

descendant, heir

son of Levi

Son of Leys

My heart, or my father

little brother

little mother