Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Norwegian; and the first letter is B.
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Bakkedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian bakke "slope, hillside" and dal "valley". Dan Bakkedahl (1969-) is an American actor and improvisational comedian.
Bårdsen Norwegian
Means "son of Bård".
Bay Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a reduced form of German Bayer.
Bendtsdatter Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Strictly feminine patronymic for Bendt.
Bertelsen Norwegian
Norwegian surname meaning son of Bertel .
Beyg German, Dutch, French, Polish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Sorbian (Germanized), Muslim, Indian
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lennart, Bjorn, Lars, Nils, Alf, Nels, Thor, Tor, Knute, Selmer, Anders.... [more]
Birkeland Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse birki "birch" and land "farm, land". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
Bjørk Norwegian, Danish, Faroese
Norwegian, Danish and Faroese form of Björk.
Bjørklund Norwegian
From any of several farms named with Norwegian bjørk "birch" and lund "grove".
Norwegian
Variant of Bøe. A notable bearer is Norwegian biathlete Tarjei Bø (b. 1988).
Bøe Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse býr "farm, village, settlement" or búa "to reside".
Bøen Norwegian
Habitational name from the common farm name Bøen, simply meaning "the farm" (ultimately derived from Old Norse býr "farm, village, settlement" and the definite article -en).
Bomengen English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Name 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."
Bonde Norwegian (Rare)
From a farm named Bonde, named with Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vin "meadow".
Bondevik Norwegian
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vik "inlet".
Borgedalen Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian borg "fortification, castle" and dal "valley".
Borlaug Norwegian
From a farm Borlaug in Sogn.... [more]
Borsheim Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from either of two farmsteads in Norway: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland. Borsheim is a combination of an unknown first element and Norwegian heim "home", while Børsheim is a combination of Old Norse byrgi "fence, enclosure" and heim.
Borstein German, Norwegian
Means "boron stone" in German and Norwegian.
Brå Norwegian
Means "sudden, short-tempered" in Norwegian.
Brager Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the various farmsteads in eastern Norway, which may have derived their name from a river name meaning "roaring", "thundering".
Bråthen Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse broti "land cleared for cultivation by burning". This was a common farm name in southeastern Norway.
Brekke Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brekka meaning "hill, slope".
Brenden Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brenna "land cleared for cultivation by burning" (also known as svedjebruk "slash-and-burn agriculture").
Brenna Norwegian
Variant of Brenden, a Norwegian surname derived from brenna "land cleared for cultivation by burning" (also known as svedjebruk "slash-and-burn agriculture").
Brevik Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farms named Brevik, from Norwegian bred "broad" and vik "bay".
Byberg Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian by "village" and berg "mountain".