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Pages in category "Danish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 355 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The most common Danish family name surnames are patronymic and end in -sen; for example Rasmussen, originally meaning "son of Rasmus" (Rasmus' son).Descendants of Danish or Norwegian immigrants to the United States frequently have similar names ending in the suffix "-sen" or have changed the spelling to "-son".
Surnames of Danish origin (1 C, 36 P) F. ... Pages in category "Surnames of Scandinavian origin" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
The top ten surnames cover about 20% of the population, with important geographical differences. The regional distribution of surnames within Spain was homogenized mostly through internal migrations, especially since 1950. Names typical of the old crown of Castile have become the most common all over the country.
Jensen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname derived from the given name Jens (given name). There was no "Jensen family", merely a system of patronymics that was finally fixed in the 19th century at an arbitrary time, when the state bureaucracy required family names; before that people took their name from their father's first name.
Pages in category "Danish toponymic surnames" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hassing
Nielsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝lsn̩]) is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos (cf. Nicholas). It is the most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4% of the population, [1] and is also in use in the Faroe Islands.