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« skrivet: 2012-01-23, 03:52 »
I have a question about how the last names were passed down. I understand how patronymical surnames work for the most part, but do get a little confused.
My grandfather was Arthur Helge Jonsson. His father was Helge Sigurd Jonsson. My grandfather was first generation american, so I understand why Jonsson was used. But Helge's father was Gustaf Jonsson. My great grandfather's last name was not Gustafson. It remained Jonsson. I am guessing it was a personal choice by his father, and from what I read, Sweden had sort of gotten away from changing the surnames each generation by that time. I still see the old system being used by others in those generations. So my question is, how do I know how long Jonsson was used? If I am looking for Gustaf Jonsson's father, how do I know if I should be looking for a person named Jon with a totally different last name, or if I am still looking for Jonsson. This is where I come into trouble. I hope I explained that well enough.... it can get a little confusing.
Also, with a name like Saether, or Stenman, that typically would not have changed down the generations, correct? at least, that is my assumption. do names that aren't patronyms mean that those families probably immigrated to Sweden from somewhere else, or were those names also originally used. (for instance, I think Stenman can be Stoneman, which might signal a person's profession a long time ago, and they took that as their last name....) ??
Thank you! I hope I wasn't too confusing. I seem to confuse myself with all of this too.
Dani
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