Heraldry and the Axelson Surname

Axelson is a Swedish surname.

What does the surname Axelson mean?

In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “the son of Axel (divine reward)”. The 2010 US Census counted 1,577 people named Axelson, ranking it number 17,764 among American surnames.

Where is the Axelson surname found?

It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear. The name also appears as Axell and Axel.

Does every Axelson family have a crest?

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Axelson, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Get the complete Axelson report, with a museum-style coat of arms.