Show ContentsSven History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms


Sven migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sven Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hen Sven, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Sven (post 1700) +

  • Hans Sven Poulsen (1945-2023), born Bruce Gordon Poulsen, an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his hits "Boom Sha La La Lo" and "Light Across the Valley"
  • Patrick Sven Grimlund (1972-2023), Swedish economic advisor and television personality, best known for participating in the TV3 show Lyxfällan
  • Erling Sven Lorentzen (1923-2021), Norwegian-Brazilian shipowner and industrialist, founder of Aracruz Celulose in 1968
  • Sven Tito Achen (1922-1986), Argentine-Danish writer and author on heraldry
  • Sven Coomer (1940-2025), Australian modern pentathlete, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  • Sven Aspling (1912-2000), Swedish social democrat politician, Minister of Health and Social Affairs (1962-1976)
  • Sven Montag, German sprint canoer
  • Sven Anders Herman Danielsson (b. 1953), known as Anders Danielsson, Swedish government official who served as Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service from 2007 to 2012
  • Sven Maes (b. 1973), also known as Svenson, is a Belgian DJ and trance music producer
  • Sven Alarik Melander (1947-2022), Swedish journalist, comedian, television presenter and actor


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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