have you heard this surname?
Have you heard of the surname Axelson? I was just wondering because it's my great-great grandmother Margaret's surname.
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It should be a scandinavian surname, probably swedish: derived from the first name Axel.
That's all I can tell you.
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It's certainly related to the word "Axe" obviously a cutting tool of considerable importance in ancient days ...I found a Latin base ...
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I've seen Axel explained as a Scandinavian form of the biblical name Absalom. Is anyone convinced?
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I believe there is a hockey player in the NHL named Per Johan Axelsonhere http://www.nhl.com/lineups/player/8462209.htmlHe's from Sweden, maybe it's a Swedish name?
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Well...She'd have to be Norwegian, not Swedish.

This message was edited 9/28/2005, 2:14 PM

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