Scandinavian Submitted Surnames

Scandinavian names are used in the Scandinavia region of northern Europe. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Vannebo Norwegian
Taken from the farm Vanebu, spelled Vannebo in pre-1950 records. From the Norwegian words vann, meaning water, and bo, meaning to live or reside.

Vargeid Norwegian
Invented by Sverre Kristian (then) Olsen and his brother Willy Anfinn (also then) Olsen. They thought Olsen was boring, and invented the new Vargeid.

Vasa Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish noble and former royal family. Possibly from vase meaning "bundle" or "withy". The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms. The most notable member of the family was Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), later known as Gustav I of Sweden (in modern times known exclusively as Gustav Vasa)... [more]

Vea Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".

Vee Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse vé "sacred place".

Velten Norwegian
Norwegian habitational name from any of several farmsteads, mainly in Hedmark, derived from velte "log pile".

Vestin Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -in.

Viberg Swedish
Variant of Wiberg.

Vig Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vik.

Vikan Norwegian

Vikander Swedish
Swedish vik ”bay” combined with the common surname suffix -ander.

Vikingsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Viking" in Swedish.

Viklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish vik "bay" and lund "grove".

Vikström Swedish
Variant of Wikström.

Viktorsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Viktor".

Vilén Finnish, Swedish

Vilhelmsen Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Vilhelm".

Vilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Vilhelm".

Vilhjálmsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Vilhjálmur". Its masculine counterpart is Vilhjálmsson.

Villadsen Danish
Villadsen means "son of Villads".

Vimmerstedt Swedish (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Wimmerstedt.

Vinberg Swedish

Vingaard Danish
Means "vineyard" in Danish.

Vinther Danish
Danish variant of Winter.

Vollmer Danish
Danish Variant of Volkmar.

Volmer Danish
Variant of Vollmer.

Von Corswant Swedish

Vong Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Wang 3.

Von Sydow Swedish, German
von Sydow is a German and Swedish noble family from Pomerania, an area in modern day Poland and Germany. Some members of the family immigrated to Sweden in 1724. The name literary means "from Sydow"... [more]

von Zweigbergk Swedish

Waage Norwegian
Variant of Våge.

Wagle Norwegian
A 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.

Wahlberg German, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Composed of German wal "field, meadow" or Swedish vall "grassy bank" and berg "mountain, hill".

Wahlgren Swedish
Variant of Wallgren.

Waler Norwegian

Wall Swedish
Derived from Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass". It may be either ornamental or habitational.

Wallem Norwegian

Wallgren Swedish
Composed of the Swedish elements vall "grassy bank, pasture" and gren "branch".

Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".

Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.

Warg Swedish
Taken from Swedish varg "wolf", ultimately derived from Old Norse vargr.

Warkenthien Danish

Warming Danish
Probably originating near the town of Ribe in Southeast Denmark. It appears as both Warming and Varming.... [more]

Wastesson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Waste".

Watle Norwegian

Watterud Norwegian

Weidemann Medieval German, German (Austrian), Norwegian
Weidemann is a German family name and comes from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer.... [more]

Wendt German, Danish
Ethnic name for a Wend, Middle High German wind(e). The Wends (also known as Sorbians) once occupied a large area of northeastern Germany (extending as far west as Lüneburg, with an area called Wendland), and many German place names and surnames are of Wendish origin... [more]

Wennerström Swedish
Combination of the place name element wenner, which is probably derived from the name of Lake Vänern, and Swedish ström "stream".

Wernersson Swedish
Means "son of Werner".

Westergaard Danish
Danish variant of Westergård.

Westergård Swedish, Finnish
From Swedish väster meaning "west, western" combined with gård meaning "farm, yard, estate".

Westergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish väster "western" and gren "branch".

Westin Swedish
Variant spelling of Vestin.

Westling Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -ling. A notable bearer is Prince Daniel (b. 1973), husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.

Wiberg Swedish
Combination of Old Norse víðr "forest, wood" (probably taken from a place name) and Swedish berg "mountain".

Wickstrand Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Wikstrand, a surname composed of Swedish vik "bay" and strand "beach".

Wickström Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Wikström. A notable bearer was Finnish engineer John Wickström (1870–1959)

Widegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish vide "willow" and gren "branch".

Wideman Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Swedish Widman.

Widman Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Swedish viþr "wood, forest" or vid "wide" and man "man". It is also possible, though less likely, that it is a re-spelling of Vikman, where the first element is Swedish vik "bay".

Wieslander Swedish
Combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -lander.

Wig Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vik.

Wiig Norwegian
Variant of Vik.

Wijk Swedish
Derived from Swedish vik "bay".

Wikén Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish vik "bay" and the common surname suffix -én.

Wiklund Swedish
Variant of Viklund.

Wikström Swedish
Composed of the elements vik "bay" and ström "stream"

Wilén Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Vilén or Willén (meanings uncertain, they might be variants of the same name).

Wilhelmsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Wilhelm".

Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".

Willén Swedish

Winberg Swedish

Winckler German, Danish
Variant of Winkler.

Wind English, German, Danish
Nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English wind "wind", Middle High German wint "wind", also "greyhound".

Wind Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vind "wind". It's either ornamental or a habitational name derived from a place named with this element.

Winger Norwegian

Womholt Norwegian

Wretman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vret "remote small field situated some distance away from a bigger field" and man "man".

Wriedt German, Danish
From Old Germanic *wraiþ meaning "twisted, bent, uneven" or "angry, furious; hostile, violent". Could be a habitational name from an area with rough terrain or overgrown roots, or a nickname for someone with a bad temper.

Wroldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Wrold" in Norwegian.

Wulf Low German, Danish
Variant of Wolf.

Yde Danish

Ylvisåker Norwegian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Famous bearers of this name are the Norwegian comedy duo "Ylvis" consisting of brothers Vegard (b. 1979) and Bård Ylvisåker (b. 1982).

Youngberg Swedish (Americanized), Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jewish Jungberg, composed of German jung "young" and berg "mountain, hill", or of Swedish Ljungberg.

Zachrisson Swedish
Variant of Zakrisson.

Zakrisson Swedish
Means "son of Zakris" in Swedish.

Zandén Swedish
Variant of Sandén.

Zedewarfft Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Zelmerlöw Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish surname composed of the name of the family's ancestor Selma Löf. One bearer is Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw (b.1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.

Zetterberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".

Zettergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and gren "branch".

Zetterlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and lund "grove".

Zetterström Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and ström "stream".

Zilliacus Finland Swedish
Latinization of the surname Ziliaks.

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