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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Norwegian
Pronounced Pron. Stenseth  [key]
Other Forms FormsSteinset

Meaning & History

habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in eastern Norway, named Steinset, from either the noun stein ‘stone’ or the same word as a personal name + set ‘farmstead’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Added 1/29/2016 by Allex2256