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Iversen
Iversen () is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Iver", from the Old Norse personal name Ívarr. The Old Norse personal name is composed of the two elements: either ív meaning "yew tree", "bow" or Ing (an old Germanic God); and the element ar meaning "warrior" or "spear". Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Iverson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Quist
Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken. The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include:
Svendsen
Svendsen is a Danish and Norwegian surname. It was originally a patronymic which means "son of Svend".
Arnesen
Arnesen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning “son of Arne”.
Vind
Vind is a Danish surname meaning wind. Notable people with the surname include:
Brink
family name
Jespersen
Jespersen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname that may refer to:
Davidsen
family name
Jessen
family name
Høffding
Høffding (or Hoeffding) is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Hagen
family name
Jepsen
Jepsen is a Danish–Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jep" (equivalent of Jacob). A homonymous form is Jebsen. The surname Jepsen has alternate spellings, including the English language Jepson. It may refer to the following notable people:
Asmussen
Asmussen is a Danish patronymic surname. People with the name include:
Hambro
Hambro is a Danish and Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dahl
family name
Lauridsen
Lauridsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Madsen
family name
Lindström
Lindström or Lindstrøm is a Scandinavian surname used in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages. In English-speaking countries, the name is commonly spelled as Lindstrom. Notable people with the surname include:
Gustavsen
Gustavsen is a common family name in Scandinavian countries. Notable people with the surname include:
Gregersen
Gregersen (, ) is a North German, Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Gregers" (equivalent of "Γρηγόριος", cf. English Gregory). It is an unusual surname in Denmark, shared by little more than 5,800 persons. It may refer to:
Danielsen
Danielsen is a Nordic surname, originally meaning son of Daniel. Notable people with the surname include:
Berntsen
Berntsen may refer to:
Bergh
family name
Porsild
Porsild is a Danish surname, and may refer to:
Aagaard
Aagaard or Ågård is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Michaelsen
Michaelsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Michael". There are related English, German, Norwegian, Swedish and other Scandinavian spellings of this name. People with the name Michaelsen include:
Kjær
Kjær is a surname of Danish origin, meaning carr or fen. The name is used in Denmark and Norway. It may refer to any of the following people:
Due
family name
Abrahamsen
Abrahamsen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vestergaard
Vestergaard is a Danish surname, literally meaning west farm. Note that the double a is equivalent of å in common nouns and is retained from the pre-1948 orthography in proper nouns only. The form Westergaard is an uncommon cognate. Vestergaard is also a common surname in the Faroe Islands.
Treschow
family
Søndergaard
Søndergaard is a Danish surname, literally meaning south farm. Note that the double a is equivalent of å in common nouns and is retained from the pre-1948 orthography in proper nouns only. Søndergaard may refer to:
Krarup
Krarup is a Danish surname. In 2004 it was Denmark's 332nd most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aabech
Aabech is a Danish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Thorup
Thorup (or Torup) is the name of at least thirteen villages and towns in Denmark and is also used as a surname. The name Thorup ends on "rup" (rup, strup, torp, and drup are all descended from an old Scandinavian designation for a group of houses), which means that it originates from the late Viking Age, circa AD 1000. The name Thorup may refer to:
Gundersen
family name
Carlsen
Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Carlsson and Karlsson.