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Arctander is the name of two Danish and Norwegian families: one from Trondheim and a Nordland family.
Arctander is the name of two Danish and Norwegian families: one from Trondheim and a Nordland family.
The family Arctander in Trondheim descends from Niels Arctander (born c. 1440) in Denmark. His grandson Niels Lauritzen the Elder (c. 1490-1554) served as Mayor of Trondheim, Norway. His grandchildren, among them Niels Lauritzen the younger(1561-1616), who was a bishop in Viborg, Denmark, adopted the name Arctander. [1]
Niels Lauritzen Arctander's son Henrik Nielsen Archtander (1587-1652) was rector of Viborg Latin School. Henrik Nielsen Archtander's grandson Just Nielsen Archtander (Arctander) (1653-1710) was one of Viborg's wealthiest merchants. [2]
Another branch of the Arctander family, descending from Peder Nielsen Arctander (1533-1609), mayor of Trnadheim and the Viborg bishops brother, came to Denmark with Hans Nicolai Arctander. He served as county governor of Frederiksborg County from 1805 to 1826. [3]
The Nordland family Arctander begins with Peder Pedersen (b. ca. 1626), a farmer near Lødingen, Nordland. His grandson, Aron Pedersen, adopted the name Arctander when attending the University in Copenhagen, whereafter he returned to Norway and became a priest in Ofoten. [1] Many prominent people belong to this family, among them cabinet minister Sofus Arctander, [4] Signy Arctander, [5] and Evan Arctander. [6]
The name is in Latinised Greek and means "Norwegian". The first part means arctic , and the second part derives from the word andros (man), i.e. "north man". [1]