Surnames of Danish Origin

401 surnames found of Danish origin

Nulsen
The surname Nulsen is of Danish origin and is derived from the personal name Nils, which is a Scandinavian form of the name Nicholas. The suffix "-sen" indicates "son of," so Nulsen means "son of N......
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Nyborg
The surname Nyborg is of Danish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "ny" meaning "new" and "borg" meaning "castle" or "fortress." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Nybor......
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Nyegaard
The surname Nyegaard is of Danish origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "nye" meaning "new" and "gaard" meaning "farm" or "enclosure." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Nye......
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Olesen
The surname Olesen is of Danish origin and is derived from the given name Ole, which itself is a variant of Olaf. Olaf is a combination of the Old Norse elements "anu" meaning "ancestor" and "leifr......
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Orsted
The surname Orsted is of Danish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Ormr," meaning "snake" or "serpent," combined with the suffix "-st," denoting "son of." Therefore, the meanin......
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Orum
The surname Orum is of Danish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Ormarr," meaning "serpent" or "dragon." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to i......
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Ostergaard
The surname Ostergaard is of Danish origin and is derived from the combination of the words "oster" meaning "east" and "gaard" meaning "farm" or "yard." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Osterg......
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Outzen
The surname Outzen is of Danish origin and is derived from the personal name "Otto," which means "wealth" or "prosperity." The suffix "-zen" is a patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, ......
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Overbye
The surname Overbye is of Danish origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "over" meaning "over" or "above" and "bye" meaning "village" or "farm." Therefore, the meaning of the sur......
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Overgaard
The surname Overgaard is of Danish origin and is derived from the combination of the words "over" meaning "above" or "over" and "gaard" meaning "farm" or "yard." Therefore, the meaning of the surna......
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Surnames of Danish Origin

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