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AA NorwegianDerived from
aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian
å "small river, stream".
AABY Norwegian, DanishFrom a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse
á "small river, stream" and
býr "farm".
AADLAND NorwegianDerived 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".
AARHUS NorwegianDerived from any of the farms so named, from Old Norse
á "river" and
hús "house, farmstead".
AASUM ScandinavianHabitation surname from farms found in several places in Scandinavia. Derived from Old Norse: aas ‘hill’ + um ‘around’. The meaning and pronunciation is the same for all forms: Åsum, Aasum, Aasumb, and Awsumb.
ÅBERG SwedishCombination of Swedish
å "small river" and
berg "mountain".
AHLBORN Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
al "alder" and
-born, a Swedish surname suffix derived from German
geboren "born".
AHLIN SwedishCombination of Swedish
al "alder" and the common Swedish surname suffix -
in (ultimately derived from Latin -
inus, -
inius "descendant of").
AHLQVIST SwedishCombination of Swedish
al "alder" and
quist an old spelling of
kvist "twig".
ÅMAN SwedishCombination of Swedish
å "creek, river, big stream" and
man "man".
ÅNGSTRÖM SwedishCombination of Swedish
ånga "steam" and
ström "river, current, stream". A notable bearer was Swedish physicist Anders Ångström (1814-1874), one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy... [
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APPELKVIST SwedishCombination of Swedish
apel or
äpple both meaning "apple" and
kvist "branch, twig".
ARRHENIUS Swedish (Rare)The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek
ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name,
Kapfelman)... [
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ÅSLUND SwedishCombination of Swedish
ås "ridge, esker" and
lund "grove".
ÅSTRÖM SwedishCombination of Swedish
å "creek, small river, stream" and
ström "stream, current, flow".
AUNE NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
auðn "wasteland, desolate place".
AWSUMB NorwegianNorwegian habitation surname. Åsum/Aasum/Aasumb is a common place name in Scandinavia, generally referring to an ancient farm or homestead. Derived from Old Norse aas ‘hill’ + um ‘around’. Norwegian emigrants from the Åsum farm in the traditional district of Vinger (Hedmark, Norway) adopted the Anglicized spelling ‘Awsumb’ after arriving in North America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
AXELL SwedishPossibly a habitational name with the combination of
ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix
-ell.
AXÉN SwedishCombination of
ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix
-én.
BÄCKMAN SwedishCombination of Swedish
bäck "small stream" and
man "man".
BACKMAN English, Swedish, GermanCombination of Old English
bakke "spine, back" and
man "man". In Swedish, the first element is more likely to be derived from Swedish
backe "hill", and in German the first element can be derived from German
backen "to bake"... [
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BANG DanishOriginally a nickname denoting a loud or brash person, from Old Danish
bang "noise" (from Old Norse
banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin). A literary bearer was Danish author Herman Bang (1857-1912).... [
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BECKIUS SwedishCombination of Swedish
bäck "small stream, brook" and the common surname suffix
-ius.
BELLMAN Swedish, EnglishSwedish and English form of
BELLMANN. A notable bearer was Swedish composer, poet and entertainer Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795).
BERGDAHL SwedishCombination of Swedish
berg "mountain, hill" and
dal "valley".
BERGIN SwedishDerived from Swedish berg "mountain" and the common surname suffix -in.
BERGLIN SwedishCombination of Swedish
berg "mountain" and the popular surname suffix
-in, derived from Latin
-inus,
-inius meaning "descendant of". The second element could also be derived from Swedish
LIND "lime tree" or
lin "flax, linseed".
BERGLIND SwedishCombination of Swedish
berg "mountain, hill" and
lind "linden tree".
BERGLING SwedishCombination of Swedish
berg "mountain" and the common surname suffix
-ing "belonging to, coming from". It has also been found as a spelling variant of similarly spelled names, such as
BERLIN... [
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BERGMARK SwedishCombination of Swedish
berg "mountain, hill" and
mark "land, ground, field".
BERLIN SwedishOf uncertain origin. The name could be a shortened form of
BERGLIN. It could also be a habitational name from the city in Germany or from a place in Sweden named with
ber or
berg "mountain"... [
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BERN German, Scandinavian, German (Swiss)German and Scandinavian: from the personal name Berno, a pet form of Bernhard. In South German it comes from the habitational name from Bern, Switzerland, notably in the south; in other parts from the personal name
Berno.
BERNADOTTE French, SwedishPossibly from the name of a historical province in Southern France named
Béarn. This was originally a French non-noble surname. French general Jean Baptise Bernadotte (1763-1844) became the king of Sweden as Charles XIV John (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan) in 1818 and founded the current royal house in Sweden, House of Bernadotte.
BESKOW SwedishDerived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).
BILDT Swedish, DanishBildt is a Danish-Swedish-Norwegian noble family originating from Jutland in Denmark and now domiciled in Bohus county in southwest Sweden. The Norwegian branch of the family died out in the beginning of the 18th century... [
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BIRCH English, German, Danish, Swedish (Rare)From Middle High German
birche, Old English
birce, Old Danish
birk, all meaning "birch". This was likely a topographic name for someone living by a birch tree or a birch forest... [
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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.
BJØRKLUND NorwegianFrom any of several farms named with Norwegian
bjørk "birch" and
lund "grove".
BJÖRKQVIST SwedishCombination of Swedish
björk "birch tree" and
qvist, an obsolete spelling of
kvist, "twig".
BJÖRN SwedishMeans "bear" in Swedish. Either taken directly from the given name (see
BJÖRN) or from a nickname for a big, hairy person. It may also be derived from a place named with the element
björn.
BLASIUS German, Dutch, ScandinavianFrom the Latin personal name
Blasius. This was a Roman family name, originating as a byname for someone with some defect, either of speech or gait, from Latin
blaesus "stammering" (compare Greek
blaisos "bow-legged")... [
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BLOMQVIST SwedishCombination of Swedish
blom "bloom, flower" and
qvist, an archaic spelling of
kvist "twig".
BODÉN SwedishPossibly a combination of Swedish
bod "shed, shack, small building" and the common surname suffix
-én (originally a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of"). Also a possible habitational name from places named with
Bod-.
BØE NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
býr "farm, village, settlement" or
búa "to reside".
BØEN NorwegianHabitational 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).
BOLDING DanishHabitational name from a place so named in Jutland.
BOMAN SwedishCombination of Swedish
bo (noun) "nest, farm, dwelling" and
man "man".
BORBERG DanishBorberg is derived from the location Borbjerg in Western Jutland in Denmark.
BORÉN SwedishCombination of an unknown first element and the common surname suffix
-én (originally from Latin
-enius "descendant of"). Also possible habitational name derived from places named with
Bor-, such as Borås, Borensberg, and Borlänge... [
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BORRESEN DanishThe Danish surname Borresen has two origins. Boerresen is composed of -sen 'son' + the given name Boerre, the modern equivalent of Old Norse Byrgir 'the helper' (from proto-Indo-European root BHER- 'to carry, bear')... [
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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.
BOSTRÖM SwedishCombination of Swedish
bo "dwelling, home" and
ström "stream, river".
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".
BRAHE Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Danish and Swedish noble family with roots in Scania and Halland, southern Sweden (both provinces belonged to Denmark when the family was founded). A notable bearer was Danish astronomer
TYCHO Brahe (1546-1601).
BRANTING SwedishA combination of Swedish
brant "steep hill" and the suffix
-ing. A famous bearer was
HJALMAR Branting (1860–1925), Prime Minister of Sweden in the 1920s.
BRÅTHEN NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
broti "land cleared for cultivation by burning". This was a common farm name in southeastern Norway.
BRATTÉN Swedish (Rare)Composed of the personal name
Bratt and the common surname suffix
-én (ultimately from Latin
-enius "descendant of").
BREVIK NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farms named Brevik, from Norwegian
bred "broad" and
vik "bay".
BRINK Low German, Dutch, Swedish, DanishThe Dutch and Low German meaning is "village green". In Danish and Swedish, the name is thought to be a borrowing of Middle Dutch brinc / brink, meaning "grassy edge" or perhaps "slope",, and the Danish word now means "where the water runs deep".
BRODÉN SwedishLikely composed of Swedish
bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix
-én (ultimately derived from Latin
-enius).
BROLIN SwedishComposed of Swedish
bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix
-in (ultimately derived from Latin
-inus,
-inius "descendant of").
BUMBA Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Italian, Catalan, Occitan, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, Latvian, LithuanianVariant of
BOMBA.
BURE Old Swedish, SwedishThis was the name of an influential family in 16th century Sweden. The name originated from the village
Bure (now known as
Bureå) in Skellefteå parish in Northern Sweden. The village got its name from the nearby Bure River (Swedish: Bure älv, Bureälven) whose name was derived from the Swedish dialectal word
burra "buzz, rumble".
BYLIN SwedishA combination of Swedish
by "village" and the suffix
-in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
BYLUND SwedishCombination of Swedish
by "village" and
lund "grove".
BYSTEDT SwedishA combination of Swedish
by "village" and German
stedt "home, place".
CARLANDER SwedishCombination of the given name
KARL or Swedish
karl "man" and
ander, from classical Greek
andros, "man".
CARLIN Swedish (Rare)Combination of the given name
KARL, which is also a common place name prefix, and the common surname suffix
-in (originally from Latin
-inus "descendant of").
CARLING SwedishFrom the personal name
KARL, which is also a common place name prefix, and the common surname suffix
-ing "belonging to".
CEDERGREN SwedishOrnamental name derived from Swedish
ceder "cedar" and
gren "branch".
CELSIUS Swedish (Archaic), HistoryLatinized form of
Högen "the mound" (Latin:
celsus), the name of a vicarage in Ovanåker parish, Sweden. Celsius is a unit of measurement for temperature named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744).
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) and
land "land".
COLLIN SwedishCombination of an unknown first name element (likely derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix
-in.
CRABB English, Scottish, German, Dutch, DanishEnglish and Scottish, from Middle English crabbe, Old English
crabba ‘crab’ (the crustacean), a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait. English and Scottish from Middle English
crabbe ‘crabapple (tree)’ (probably of Old Norse origin), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a crabapple tree... [
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DAHLÉN SwedishCombination of Swedish
dal "valley" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of".
DAHMER German, DanishA northern German or Danish habitual name for someone from one of the many places named Dahme in Brandenburg, Holstein, Mecklenburg, or Silesia. A famous bearer of this name was Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer (1960 - 1993).
DALE Norwegian, DanishHabitational name from any of the various farmsteads called Dale in Norway. Derived from Old Norse
dalr "valley".
DAUGAARD DanishDanish name element
gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix
dau of unknown origin. ... [
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DE GEER Dutch, SwedishThe name is possibly derived from the town of Geer near Liège, Belgium. The town lies along the course of the river Jeker, which is called Geer in French.
DELEURAN French (Huguenot), DanishHuguenot surname of unknown origin. This family emigrated to Denmark in the 16th century, and now most members of the family are Danish
DRAG Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from any of several farms named Drag. The place name is related to Old Norse
draga "to pull" (compare modern Norwegian
dra with the same meaning) and originally denoted a place where boats were pulled along a river or across an isthmus.
ECKSTRÖM SwedishOrnamental name composed of the elements ek 'oak' + ström 'river', 'current'.
EDÉN SwedishPossibly a habitational name from a place named with the element
ed "isthmus". In some cases it could also be a shortened form of
EDENIUS (a combination of Swedish
ed "isthmus" and the Latin suffix
-enius "descendant of").
EDSTRÖM SwedishCombination of Swedish
ed "isthmus" and
ström "stream".
EGEDE ScandinavianDerived from a place name on Sjælland containing the name element
EIK meaning "oak".
EGELAND NorwegianFrom the name of several farmsteads in Norway named with Norwegian
eik "oak" and
land "land".
EGNER Norwegian (Rare)From the name of a farm in Norway, of unknown origin. A known bearer was Norwegian playwright Thorbjørn Egner (1912-1990).
EKBERG SwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
berg "mountain".
EKLAND Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
land "land". A famous bearer is Swedish actress Britt Ekland (b. 1942), but in her case, the name is a variant of
EKLUND.
EKLÖF SwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
löf, an archaic spelling of
löv, "leaf".
EKSTRÖM SwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
ström "stream, river, current".
EKVALL SwedishComposed of Swedish
ek "oak" and
vall "field, pasture".
ELANDER SwedishCombination of an unexplained first element and the common Swedish surname suffix
-ander (originally from Greek
aner, andros "man").