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Abramsen Norwegian
Means "son of Abraham".

Adamsson Swedish
Means "son of Adam".

Ahlström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".

Almstedt Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and stad (Old Norse staðr) meaning "town, city".

Amundsen Norwegian
Means "son of Amund". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928).

Andersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Anders". A noteworthy bearer was the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).

Andresen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Antonsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Anton".

Axelsson Swedish
Means "son of Axel".

Baardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Bård".

Bendtsen Danish
Means "son of Bendt".

Bergfalk Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and falk (Old Norse falki) meaning "falcon".

Berggren Swedish
From Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Berglund Swedish
Ornamental name from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Berntsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Bernt".

Björkman Swedish
From Swedish björk (Old Norse bjǫrk) meaning "birch tree" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Blomgren Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Bodilsen Danish
Means "son of Bodil".

Carlsson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".

Claesson Swedish
Means "son of Claes".

Dahlberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "dale, valley" and berg meaning "mountain".

Dalgaard Danish
From Old Norse dalr meaning "valley" and garðr meaning "yard, farmstead".

Davidsen Danish
Means "son of David".

Eliassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Elias".

Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".

Engström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish äng (Old Norse eng) meaning "meadow" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Ericsson Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Eriksson Swedish
Means "son of Erik".

Espensen Norwegian
Means "son of Espen".

Espenson Norwegian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Espensen.

Forsberg Swedish
Derived from Swedish fors meaning "waterfall" and berg meaning "mountain".

Fransson Swedish
Means "son of Frans".

Holmberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and berg meaning "mountain".

Holmgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Ingesson Swedish
Means "son of Inge".

Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".

Ivarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ivar".

Jacobsen Danish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jakobsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jakob".

Jeppesen Danish
Means "son of Jeppe".

Johansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common Norwegian surname.

Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".

Jokumsen Danish
Means "son of Jokum".

Jonasson Swedish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".

Kjeldsen Danish
Means "son of Kjeld".

Knutsson Swedish
Means "son of Knut".

Leifsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Leif".

Lindbeck Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and bäck (Old Norse bekkr) meaning "stream".

Lindberg Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and berg meaning "mountain".

Lindgren Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch". A famous bearer of this name was Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002).

Lindholm Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".

Ljungman Swedish
From Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Lorenzen Danish, Low German
Means "son of Lorens".

Lundberg Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and berg meaning "mountain".

Lundgren Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Mathisen Norwegian
Means "son of Mathias".

Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".

Mogensen Danish
Means "son of Mogens".

Nordberg Swedish, Norwegian
From Swedish and Norwegian nord (Old Norse norðr) meaning "north" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.

Nordskov Danish
Means "north woods" in Danish.

Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".

Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".

Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".

Pedersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peder".

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Pilkvist Swedish
From Swedish pil (Old Norse píli) meaning "willow" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Reenberg Danish
Meaning unknown. The second element is probably from Old Norse berg "mountain" (modern Danish bjerg).

Rolvsson Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Sandberg Swedish, Norwegian, Jewish
From Swedish and Norwegian sand (Old Norse sandr) meaning "sand" and berg meaning "mountain" (or in the case of the Jewish surname, from the Yiddish or German cognates).

Simonsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Sörensen Swedish
Swedish form of Sørensen.

Sørensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Søren".

Sorenson Danish (Anglicized), Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Sørensen or Sörensson.

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stenberg Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Derived from Scandinavian sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.

Stendahl Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "valley".

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Sundberg Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "strait" and berg meaning "mountain".

Svendsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Svend".

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".

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