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Pages in category "Swedish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 751 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of Swedish origin" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adlercreutz;
-son (English, Swedish, German, Norwegian, Scottish, Icelandic) "son (of)" (sometimes less recognizable, e.g. "Dixon"; in Iceland not part of a family name but the patronymic (sometimes matronymic) last name (by law), where (usually) the fathers's name is always slightly modified and then son added) [citation needed]
Norwegian surnames were originally patronymic and similar to the surnames used in modern Iceland, consisting of the father's name and one of the suffixes "-sen"/"-son" (son) or "-datter"/"-dotter" (daughter), depending on the person's gender. Unlike modern surnames (family names), they were specific to a person and were not transferred to a ...
Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 60 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Scandinavian origin" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
Surnames are inherited from the parents in the order of "same as elder sibling, if any, specified by parents, or mother's last name," and given names must be chosen by the parents at birth. The calling name (Swedish: tilltalsnamn), by which the person is normally identified in conversation, is one of the given names but not necessarily the ...
Swedish-language surnames (750 P) Pages in category "Sámi-language surnames" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Bektashi itself is also a common surname. Ironically, Hoxha was the surname of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Communist Albania who banned all religions. There are numerous other professional names which are not as common. Begu also denotes a former ruler and also the surname(s) Gjoni or Gjonaj. Common names which originated as patrinomials.