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Andersen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders". It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.
Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge. The Swedish variant of Birger would soon evolve into Börje, however, the prior form would remain common, and was not confused with its successor. The Icelandic form is Birgir. Birger is primarily a masculine given name, but can also be found as a surname.
Abramson is a variation of a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Abram ", the Biblical figure. It is most prevalent among American Jews. People named "Abramson" include:
Aamodt is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mehl is a German and Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abel can be either a German or English surname. The German variant of the surname is a patronymic name, derived from the Old German personal name Abel, which means "noble one." Interestingly, the German variation does not appear to be derived from the biblical name Abel. The surname is associated with Swabia, in the southwest of Germany.
Notable people with the surname include:
The Norwegian surnames Haaland and Håland may refer to the following people:
Aase is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Møller is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English Miller, the German Müller etc. Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark. It is the most common non-patronymic surname.
Aagaard or Ågård is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eriksen is a common Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. The spelling forms Ericksen, Erichsen, Ericson, Erikzen, are cognates. People with the surname Eriksen and its cognates include:
Henriksson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Henrik". There are other spelling variations of this surname such as Henrikson, Henricson and Hendrickson.
Andresen and the parallel form Andreasen are Danish-Norwegian patronymic surnames meaning "son of Andreas". It has a similar origin as the name Andersen. It may refer to:
Aakre is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaker or Åker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Getz is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Faye is a typical Serer surname - an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania. This Serer surname is unrelated to the similar given name in the Western world. They are also pronounced differently.
Borge is a Norwegian-Danish and Spanish surname. The Spanish version of the surname is a variant of Borges, or a toponymic surname from El Borge. The Norwegian-Danish version is a variant of Borg, meaning 'fortification'. Notable people with the surname include:
Fougner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bye is an English, Norwegian, and Swedish surname. Variations of the surname include By and Buy, among others. The English surname is derived from Middle English bye "bend". The Norwegian and Swedish surname is derived from a habitational name from any of various farms named By, from Old Norse býr "farm."
References
- ↑ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4 . Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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