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Before 1500, hereditary surnames (family names) were almost unheard except among a few, select elite families. For a long time after that, they were inconsistently used and only found in the upper strata (often urban) of society. As late as 1801, only 2.2% of the rural population in Western Norway had a hereditary surname. Starting in the 16th ...
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This was a period which produced a myriad of two-word Swedish family names for the nobility; very favoured prefixes were Adler– (German for 'eagle'), Ehren– (German for 'honor', Swedish ära), Silfver– ('silver') and Gyllen– or Gylden-('golden' or 'gilded'). Unlike a British peerage title ("Lord Somewhere"), such a name became the new ...
Pages in category "Swedish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 754 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings.
Blom is a surname of Scandinavian, German and Dutch origin. Blom is a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Afrikaans term for bloom or flower. ... Free State (1:2,365) 5 ...