What is "hammarskjold"

Hammarskjold in a Swedish surname. Notable persons with that name include:

• Emilie Hammarskjöld Swedish composer, singer, pianist, and music teacher
• Peder Mikaelsson Hammarskjöld (c. 1560–1646), Swedish soldier
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785–1827), Swedish author
• Emilie Hammarskjöld (1821–1854), Swedish-American composer, singer, pianist, music teacher and organist, wife of Peder Hjalmar from the Skultana branch
• Carl Hammarskjöld (1838–1898), Minister of Education for Sweden (1880– 1888)
• Hugo Hammarskjöld (1845–1937), Minister of Education for Sweden (1906–1909), brother of Carl
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953), Prime Minister of Sweden (1914–1917), cousin of Carl and Hugo
• Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940), Secretary of Defense for Sweden (1920–1921), brother of Hjalmar and cousin of Carl and Hugo
• Ludvig Hammarskiöld (1869–1949), Swedish general, cousin of Hjalmar
• Bo Hammarskjöld (1891–1974), Governor of Södermanland (1935–1958) and State Secretary for Sweden, son of Hjalmar
• Åke Hammarskjöld (1893–1937), Swedish civil servant and diplomat, son of Hjalmar, brother of Bo and Dag
• Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Secretary-General of the United Nations, son of Hjalmar and brother of Åke and Bo
• Lennart Hammarskiöld (1912–1974), Swedish banker, son of Ludvig
• Hans Hammarskiöld (1925–2012), Swedish photographer