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 (1888–1974), Swedish actor
 * Anna T. Nilsson (1869–1947), Swedish educator and peace activist
 * Aurora Nilsson (1894–1972), Swedish writer
 * Bengt Nilsson (born 1954), Swedish actor
 * Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish soprano
 * Bo Nilsson (1937–2018) Swedish composer and lyricist
 * Bob Nilsson (born 1960), Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
 * Cecilia Nilsson (born 1979), Swedish hammer thrower
 * Christina Nilsson (1843–1921), Swedish operatic soprano
 * Dave Nilsson (born 1969), Australian professional baseball player, coach, manager
 * Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 1987) Swedish singer, songwriter known as Tove Lo
 * Elisabeth Nilsson (lawyer), Swedish lawyer and suffragist (1878–1941)
 * Elisabeth Nilsson (civil servant), Swedish civil servant and businesswoman (1953–)
 * Fredrik Olaus Nilsson (1809–1881), Swedish Baptist pioneer
 * Gary Nilsson (born 1963), Australian minor league and ABL pitcher
 * Gunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), Swedish racing car driver
 * Harry Nilsson (1941–1994), American singer and songwriter, often known simply as Nilsson
 * Ida Göthilda Nilsson (1840–1920), Swedish sculptor
 * Ida Nilsson (born 1981), Swedish trailrunner and ski mountaineer
 * Ingemar Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish politician
 * Janne Nilsson (1882–1938), Swedish politician
 * Jesse Nilsson (1977–2003), Canadian actor
 * Joakim Nilsson (disambiguation)
 * Jonna Emily Lee Nilsson (born 1981), Swedish singer
 * Kent Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Kjell Nilsson (disambiguation)
 * Kristina Nilsson (born 1965), Swedish politician
 * Lars Nilsson (designer) (born 1966), Swedish fashion designer
 * Lennart Nilsson (1922–2017), Swedish photographer
 * Lennart Nilsson (born 1944), Swedish politician
 * Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1924–1978), Argentine film director
 * Liam Dower Nilsson (born 2003), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Lina Nilsson, Swedish football player
 * Malin Nilsson (born 1973), Swedish freestyle swimmer
 * Magnus Nilsson (born 1984), Swedish chef
 * Martin P. Nilsson (1874–1967), Swedish philologist and historian of religion
 * Mats Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish Air Force officer
 * Molly Nilsson (born 1984), Swedish singer-songwriter and musician
 * Nils Nilsson (disambiguation)
 * Noah Dower Nilsson (born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Norma Jean Nilsson (born 1938), American actress
 * Pål Nils Nilsson (1929–2002), Swedish photographer and filmmaker
 * Robert Nilsson (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Roland Nilsson (born 1963), Swedish football player
 * Svante Nilsson (1460–1512), a regent of Sweden
 * Sven Nilsson (disambiguation)
 * Thomas Nilsson (born 1963), Swedish Air Force officer
 * Tommy Nilsson (born 1960), Swedish musician
 * Ulf Nilsson (1948–2021), Swedish writer
 * Zandor Nilsson (1913–1973), Swedish chess player