About Jorstad
The surname Jorstad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Jór, meaning "horse," and the word staðir, meaning "place" or "farm." Therefore, Jorstad can be interpreted as "horse farm" or "place where horses are kept." It is likely that the name originally referred to a farm or settlement where horses were bred or used for agricultural purposes.
The surname Jorstad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jorstad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Jorstad is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Jorstad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jorstad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.