indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Usage Norwegian
Meaning & History
From the name of a farm called Hamsund in Nordland County, Norway. Knut Hamsun (né Knud Pedersen; 1859-1952) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize laureate (1920). Hamsun became a controversial figure later in life when he supported Nazi Germany during WWII. For this, he was charged with treason when the war ended but he was not convicted due to his old age.