Arvid Birgersson was born as second son of Birger Birgersson of Bergkvara, Bo and Lillö and his wife Kristina Knutsdotter (Aspenäsätten).
Arvid Birgersson was born into a family as the younger child of Birger Birgersson from Bergkvara, Bo, and Lillö, with his parents being Kristina Knutsdotter, a member of the Aspenäsätten clan.