Hi to all of you. In Sweden as children were their name would be the gathers or mothers name and then son or dottor. My first ansters we have traced were Bengt Hallstenson, 1727, then Bengt errson 1799-1877, nestcarl nilson,1829-1911, Olof Bengston 1832-1919. The wife's were Bengtsdotter,jansdotter,nilsdotter, so man have the same last names all tho they come from diferant reigens in Sweden. It hard to find records that match because many have the same last names. also many changed the spelling when thet got to the USA/