Claesson Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Claesson began as a Swedish family name. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “the son of Claes, a pet form of Nikolaus (people, victory)”.

• Smith also lists Claessens and Claeson.
• Claesson sounds close to Clason, so it can help to search both.
• It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.

Claesson coat of arms

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Claesson family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. For the full story, order the Claesson surname pack.