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Surnames of Norwegian language origin. Pages in category "Norwegian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 881 total. ...
The most common Danish family name surnames are patronymic and end in -sen; for example Rasmussen, originally meaning "son of Rasmus" (Rasmus' son).Descendants of Danish or Norwegian immigrants to the United States frequently have similar names ending in the suffix "-sen" or have changed the spelling to "-son".
Surnames of Norwegian origin (1 C, 53 P) S. Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Scandinavian origin" The following 66 pages ...
Norwegian toponymic surnames (6 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Norwegian origin" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
English surnames of Norse origin. Much of the north of 9th century England was occupied by Norse invaders, who left behind descendants with Norse surnames. Norse invaders ruled much of northern England, in the 9th and 10th centuries, and left English surnames of Norse origin in the area now called the Danelaw. [ 1][ 2]
Jacobsen (surname) Jacobsen is a Danish, Norwegian and Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix derives from the biblical given name Yaakov ("supplanter" or "follower"). The cognate Jakobsen is less common. The English language patronymic surname Jacobson is a parallel form, of which the earliest records are found in ...
Haug (surname) Haug is a surname which appears most commonly in Germany and Norway. The Norwegian name Haug derives the old Norse word haugr which can be translated to mean hill, knoll, or mound. [citation needed] The German surname Haug has a different etymology, probably short form of names beginning with Hug- "intelligence, understanding ...
28. Karamanlis. “Man from Karamania” is the straightforward meaning of this Greek last name. 29. Simopoulos. “Son of Simon” is what this last name breaks down to mean. 30. Argiros. With a ...