Surnames ending in -sen are common too and are remnants of an old patronymic system when -sen was added to a fathers name to create a surname.

Norway last names male. Means simply hall given to one who either lived in or worked in a hall the house of a medieval noble. Add to my list Related names. As far as names go Norwegian names are fairly similar to those of many Western countries but there are obviously regional differences.

Bjelland surname Bjerke surname Bjerkestrand. A wanderer a term used to refer to migrant Slavs in the sixth century. Hall English German Danish Norwegian Swedish.

Norwegian and Swedish form of Low German Jurian meaning earth-worker farmer. The data come from Statistics Norway Statistisk sentralbyrå. Add to my list Related names.

Dotter or datter meaning daughter of. A term used for divine cauldron. So Carl Johanssen is Carl son or Johan.

There is a second page for female names. Female family names operate in the same way. Norwegian and Swedish form of Old High German Wendel meaning a Wend.

Find your Norwegian last name and learn about its meaning and origins. Means son of Gunvald. If youre hoping to stumble upon that perfect character last name check out this articles list of 78 unique last names for girl characters guy characters and.