Surnames of Norse Origin

3,836 surnames found of Norse origin

Watterud
The surname Watterud is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Vatnarr, which means "water warrior" or "warrior of the water." The name likely originated as a nickname ......
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Waudby
The surname Waudby is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Waldbyr," meaning "ruler of the forest." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of ......
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Wedin
The surname Wedin is of Swedish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Véðinn, meaning "pledged" or "promised." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to......
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Weir
The surname Weir is of Scottish origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Old English word "wer," meaning "a dam or fish trap," or from the Old Norse word "veir," meaning "a......
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Welin
The surname Welin is of Swedish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Véleifr, which combines the elements vé, meaning "sanctuary" or "shrine," and leifr, meaning "heir" or "descen......
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Welsh
The surname Welsh is of English and Scottish origin, derived from the Old English word "welisc" or the Old Norse word "valskr," both meaning "foreign" or "stranger." It was originally used as an et......
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Wenaas
The surname Wenaas is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Vígnáss, which combines the elements "vígr" meaning "battle" and "náss" meaning "headland" or "promontory."......
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Wenell
The surname Wenell is of Swedish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Vígnell, which combines the elements "vígr" meaning "battle" and "nell" meaning "champion." Therefore, the me......
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Wenstad
The surname Wenstad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Víðsteinn, which combines the elements "víðr" meaning "wide" or "broad" and "steinn" meaning "stone." As a......
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Werme
The surname Werme is of Swedish origin and is derived from the Old Norse word "verm" or "vermr," meaning "worm" or "serpent." It is believed to have been a nickname given to someone who had a snake......
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