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Pages in category "Danish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 354 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin ) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
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".
Danish toponymic surnames (1 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Danish origin" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect ...
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In Denmark, the most common suffix is -gaard — the modern spelling is gård in Danish and can be either gård or gard in Norwegian, but as in Sweden, archaic spelling persists in surnames. The most well-known example of this kind of surname is probably Kierkegaard (combined by the words "kirke/kierke" (= church) and "gaard" (= farm) meaning ...
Surnames of Danish origin (1 C, 36 P) F. Surnames of Finnish origin (1 C, 100 P) N. Surnames of Norwegian origin (1 C, 55 P) S. Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 60 P)
The bulk of the Danish Juhls live in Southern Jutland. "Juhl" is the 93rd most common surname in the country—and the 30th most-common non-patronym-based surname. "Juul" is the 107th most-common name overall and 40th when excluding patronyms. "Juel" is the 793rd most-common surname. [8]