Norwegian Submitted Surnames
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AA NorwegianDerived from
aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian
å "small river, stream".
AABY Norwegian, DanishThe surname Aaby is a habitational name from a place called Aaby or Åby, from å ‘river’ + Old Norse býr ‘farm’
AADLAND NorwegianThe surname Aadland is a habitational name from a place called Ådland, from Old Norse Árland ‘land by the river’.
AAMODT NorwegianCombination of
aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian
å "small river, stream" and
møte "meeting".
AANENSON NorwegianThe surname Aanenson is a patronymic from the personal name Ånund, from Old Norse Onundr which means and creates the combination of ‘ancestor’ + ‘victor’.
AARHUS NorwegianThe surname Aarhus is a habitational name from any of 15 or so farms so named, from Old Norse á ‘river’ + hús ‘house’, ‘farmstead’.
AUNE NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
auðn "wasteland, desolate place".
BAY English, French, Dutch, Scottish, German, Danish, NorwegianEnglish, French, and Dutch: nickname for someone with chestnut or auburn hair, from Middle English, Old French
bay,
bai, Middle Dutch
bay ‘reddish brown’ (Latin
badius, used originally of horses)....
[more] BIRKELAND NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
birki "birch" and
land "farm, land". Birkeland is the name of a village and parish in western Norway. The parish got it's name from an old farm. The parish church was built on the same spot where the farm once was.
BØE NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
býr "farm, village, settlement" or
búa "to reside".
BOMENGEN NorwegianName created from during immigration from Norway to the United States in either the late 19th or early 20th century meaning, "The farm with the big gate."
BONERFALK NorwegianFrom the Norwegian word meaning "good/faithful hawk", probably the name of a falconer.
BORSHEIM NorwegianHabitational name from either of two farmsteads: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland.
BRAATEN NorwegianHabitational name from Bråten, a common farm name in southeastern Norway, derived from Old Norse broti ‘land cleared for cultivation by burning’.
BRAGER NorwegianHabitational name from any of various farms so called in eastern Norway, which may have originally derived their name from a river name meaning "roaring", "thundering".
BREVIK NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farms named Brevik, from Norwegian
bred "broad" and
vik "bay".
CLEVELAND Norwegian (Anglicized)Americanized spelling of Norwegian
Kleiveland or
Kleveland, habitational names from any of five farmsteads in Agder and Vestlandet named with Old Norse
kleif ‘rocky ascent’ or
klefi ‘closet’ (an allusion to a hollow land formation) +
land ‘land’.
DALE Norwegian, DanishHabitational name from any of the various farmsteads called Dale in Norway. Derived from Old Norse
dalr "valley".
DRAG Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from any of several farms named Drag. The place name is related to Old Norse
draga "to pull" and originally denoted a place where boats were pulled along a river or across an isthmus.
ECKLAND Norwegian, SwedishProbably a respelling either of a Norwegian habitational name from several farmsteads named with
eik "oak" +
land "land", or of a Swedish ornamental compound with the same elements.
EGELAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of various farms in southwestern Norway named Eikeland, from eiki meaning "oak", "oak grove" + land meaning "land".
EGNER NorwegianHabitational name from a farmstead, of unexplained origin.
EIDSNESS NorwegianHabitational name from a farmstead so named in western Norway, from Old Norse eid meaning "isthmus" + nes meaning "headland", "promontory".
EKERN NorwegianHabitational name from a farm in eastern Norway so named, from Old Norse ekra ‘meadow’, ‘field’.
ENGLAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of various farmsteads, so named from Old Norse
eng "meadow" and
land "land".
FALKENBERG German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from any of several places, especially in eastern Germany and Bavaria, named from Old High German falk meaning "falcon" + berg meaning "mountain", "hill"; such place names are often associated with the presence of a castle, as falconry was a privilege of the nobility.
FETT NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farms named with Old Norse fit meaning "meadow".
FINSTAD NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farms so named, especially in southeastern Norway, from the personal name Finnr, meaning ‘Finn’, ‘Lapp’ + stad (from Old Norse staðr ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’).
FISKE English, NorwegianFrom the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse
fiskr "fish" and
vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
FIVELAND NorwegianThe name of a farm near Lygdal, Vest-Agder, Norway. The word, fivel, is the name of a plant with a flower that resembles a white cotton ball and this plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
FLO NorwegianFamous bearers include Norwegian footballers and relatives Torre-Andre, Havard, and Jostein Flo of the Norwegian national team that upset Brazil twice in both a friendly in 1997 and a 1998 World Cup group match.
FLOBERG Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of
flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and
berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
FORREN NorwegianHabitational name from a farmstead in Trøndelag, so named from a river name derived from a word meaning ‘hollow’, ‘gorge’.
FRAY English, French, NorwegianMeaning "peace" or "brother," descended from the French term "Frere" in turn descended from the name of ancient Norse deity Frey, the deity of peace and prosperity.
HAALAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Haaland or Håland, in Agder and southwestern Norway, notably in the county of Rogaland. The farm name is from Old Norse Hávaland, from Old Norse hár meaning "high" + land meaning "farm".
HAUGAN NorwegianOriginates from a Farm name. Haugan comes from the Old Norse word
haugr which can be translatd to "hill" or "mound".
HAUGE NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Hauge, from the dative singular of Old Norse
haugr "hill, mound".
HAUKEBØ NorwegianA combination of Norwegian
hauk, derived from Old Norse
haukr, "hawk" and
bø, derived from Old Norse
bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.
HELLAND NorwegianThe Old Norse name element
-land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse
hella "flat rock" or
hellir "cave". ...
[more] HOLTER English, German, NorwegianDerived from English
holt meaning "small wood". A topographic name for someone who lived near a small wooden area, as well as a habitational name from a place named with that element.
HOVDA NorwegianHabitational name from the many farmsteads in Norway named Hovda. Derived from Old Norse
hófði "rounded peak", itself derived from Old Norse
hofuð "head".
ISLAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of four farmsteads so named. The origin of their name is not certain; it may be a compound of
is "ice" and
land "land" or from
Island "Iceland" (the name of the country).
KANE Irish, NorwegianFrom the anglicized Irish surname Cathan, meaning "warlike." In Norway, it's used as a noble name.
KJÆR Danish, NorwegianTopographic name for someone living near a wetland. Derived from Old Norse
kjarr "swamp, bog".
KOLDEN German, NorwegianFrom Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.
LANDE French, Norwegian, JewishFrench: topographic name for someone living on a heath,
lande (from Gaulish
landa ‘space’, ‘land’), or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places named La Lande from this word....
[more] LANGELAND NorwegianDerived from the elements
lang meaning "long" and
land meaning "land" or "farmstead".
LIE NorwegianVariant spelling of Li. Derived from Old Norse
hlíð "hillside, mountain slope".
LINDE German, Dutch, Jewish, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, DanishTopographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree, from Middle High German, Dutch
linde, Scandinavian
lind. There are several places, especially in North Germany, named with this word...
[more] LØKKEN NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse
lykkja "enclosure".
LYNGSTAD NorwegianAnni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
MANUS Norwegian (Hispanicized)Hispanicized variant of
Magnussen. This was the surname of Norwegian World War II resistance fighter Max Manus, whose father spent much of his life living in Hispanophone countries.
MELBY NorwegianModern form of Meðalbýr meaning "middle farm", a combination of Old Norse
meðal "middle" and
býr "farm".
MOSSING NorwegianHabitational name from a farm name in Trøndelag, probably named with mose meaning "moss" + vin meaning "meadow".
MYKLEBUST NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
Myklibólstaðr meaning "large farm". From
mikill "large" and
bólstaðr "farm".
NORDAHL Norwegian, SwedishThe surname derives from a place name in Sunnmøre, Norway. Meaning from Old Norse
norðr ''north'' and
dalr ''dale'', ''valley''.
ØDEGÅRD NorwegianMeans "deserted farm" in Norwegian. A combination of
øde "deserted, empty" and
gård "farm, yard".
ODLAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
OPPEGÅRD NorwegianHabitational name meaning "upper farm". Derived from Old Norse
uppi "upper" and
garðr "farm, yard". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway. ...
[more] ØSTBY NorwegianHabitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse
aust "east" and
býr "farm, village".
ØSTHAGEN NorwegianAn uncommon Norwegian surname of uncertain origin. It is most likely a locational name, derived from Norwegian
øst, 'east' and
hagen, 'enclosure'. ...
[more] OVERSON Danish, NorwegianAltered spelling of Oveson, itself a patronymic from the personal name Ove, a Danish form of the older Aghi, with a second element possibly meaning "spear".
QUISLING NorwegianA treacherous person who sides with opposing forces, this meaning comes from Vidkun Quisling of Norway. He helped the Germans during the German rule of Norway in the 1940's. Original meaning "One from" (-ling) "Quislemark", (quis) A romanization of the place name of Kvislemark.
REKDAL NorwegianThe name of people from the small town Rekdal in West-Norway. Former footballer Kjetil Rekdal (1968- ) is the most known person from there.
ROE NorwegianHabitational surname for any of the several farmsteads named
Roe or
Røe, derived from the Old Norse
ruð meaning "clearing".
ROISUM NorwegianHabitational name from the farmstead in Sogn named Røysum, from the dative plural of Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’.
SANDE NorwegianHabitational name from any of forty or more farmsteads so named, especially on the west coast, from the dative case of Old Norse sandr meaning "sand", "sandy plain", "beach".
SELLAND NorwegianFrom the Old Norse habitational name
Seljuland, from
selja "willow" and
land "land", "farm".
SEM NorwegianNorwegian: habitational name from any of about fifteen farms so named, a variant of
Seim.
SETHER NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Seter or Sæter.
SKELTON English, German, Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from places in Cumbria and Yorkshire, England, originally named with the same elements as
Shelton, but with a later change of ‘s’ to ‘sk’ under Scandinavian influence.
SORLIE NorwegianHabitational name from a common farm name, Sørli, composed of the elements sør ‘south’ + li ‘slope’, ‘hillside’.
STAVIG NorwegianCombination of Old Norse
stafr "pole" and
vik "bay". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
STENSETH Norwegianhabitational 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’....
[more] STOLTENBERG German, NorwegianHabitational name from places so called in Pomerania and Rhineland. A famous bearer is Jens Stoltenberg (b. 1959), Prime Minister of Norway 2000-2001 and 2005-2013.
STORMO NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in northern Norway, so named from stor meaning "big" + mo meaning "moor", "heath".
TVEIT NorwegianNorwegian habitational name derived from Old Norse
þveit "clearing".
ULVESTAD Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from any of five farmsteads, most in western Norway, named from Old Norse
ulfr meaning ‘wolf’ +
staðir, plural of
staðr meaning ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
UNDERBERG NorwegianHabitational name from a place named with Old Norse
undir meaning "under" and
berg meaning "mountain, hill".
VÆRNES NorwegianVærnes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county in Mid-Norway. The original spelling of the village's name was Vannes and it is a combination of
var "calm, quiet" and
nes "headland"...
[more] VEA NorwegianHabitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
VEE NorwegianHabitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse
vé "sacred place".
VELTEN NorwegianNorwegian habitational name from any of several farmsteads, mainly in Hedmark, named with
velte ‘log pile’.
WAGLE NorwegianA habitational name derived from farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the Old Norse
vagl meaning a '‘perch’' or '‘roost'’, referring to a high ridge between two lakes.
WOLF English, German, Danish, Norwegian, Jewish, Scottish, Irish, Swedish, Dutch, Welsh, FlemishFrom the Old English & German
wulf and other Germanic cognates, all meaning 'wolf, wild dog'. (Swedish, Norwegian & Danish
ulv, Scots
wouf, Yiddish
volf & Dutch
wolf)...
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