Norwegian Surnames
Norwegian names are used in the country of Norway in northern Europe. See also about Scandinavian names.
131 surnames in our directory
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131Jenssen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jens." The name traces back to the given name Jens, which is a Danish form of John, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yoḥanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."...
Johannessen is a Norwegian, Danish, and Faroese patronymic surname meaning "son of Johannes". The name Johannes is the Latin form of Greek Ioannes, derived ultimately from the Hebrew name Yoḥanan (John). This name is wid...
Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is the second most common Norwegian surname, reflecting the widespread use of the given name Johan in Denmark and Norway. The surname belongs to th...
Johnsen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of John." As a patronym, it derives from the given name John combined with the suffix -sen, which corresponds to the Danish and Norwegian form of the Old...
Karlsen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning “son of Karl”. The name derives from the Old German given name Karl, ultimately a form of Charles, which comes from the Germanic word karlaz meaning “free man”...
Karstensen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karsten". The root element Karsten is a Low German form of the name Christian, which itself derives from the medieval Latin name Christianus, meanin...
Knutsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname indicating "son of Knut", a given name known for its Viking heritage. As with many Nordic surnames ending in -sen, it literally means "Knut's child,," placing it alongside relate...
Kristiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Kristian." It is a cognate of the English surnames Christiansen and Christianson. The name Kristian itself is a Scandinavian form of Christian, whi...
Kristoffersen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Kristoffer"—the Scandinavian form of Christopher. The name ultimately derives from the Late Greek Christophoros (Χριστόφορος), meaning "bearing...
Landvik is a Norwegian surname, derived from the name of a former municipality in Norway that is now part of Grimstad. The place name itself is composed of elements meaning "land" and "inlet" (from Old Norse vík), referr...
Lang is a surname with multiple origins and meanings across European and East Asian cultures. In German, Danish, and Norwegian, it is a cognate of the English surname Long, derived from a descriptive nickname for a tall...
Lange is a surname of German, Danish, and Norwegian origin. It is a cognate of the English surname Long, all deriving from a Germanic root meaning “tall” or “long.” The name originally functioned as a descriptive nicknam...
Etymology Larsen is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Lars." It is a patronymic surname formed by adding the suffix -sen to the given name Lars, which is the Scandinavian form of Laurence 1. The r...
Larson is an English surname originating as a derivation from the Middle English pet form of Lawrence, combined with the suffix -son, literally meaning "son of Lawrence." In the United States, it commonly represents an A...
Leonardsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Lennart". It follows the Scandinavian tradition of using the suffix -sen to denote patrilineal descent. The given name Lennart is itself a Swedish and Low Germ...
Lie is a Norwegian surname derived from the Old Norse word hlíð, meaning "hillside, slope." It is a topographic surname, originally given to someone who lived on or near a hillside. Over time, the spelling evolved throug...
Lind is a surname of Scandinavian and Estonian origin. In Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, it is derived from the Old Norse element lind meaning "linden tree". In Estonian, Lind means "bird", reflecting a different etymol...
Losnedahl is a Norwegian surname. It is a compound of two Norwegian elements: Losna, the name of a place or farm in Norway, and dahl, a variant of dal meaning "valley." Thus, the name likely originally referred to someon...
Lund is a Scandinavian surname of topographic origin, derived from the Old Norse element lundr (grove). The name originally indicated a person who lived near a grove of trees. As an hereditary surname, it is common in De...
Lunde is a Norwegian surname with topographic origins. It is a variant of Lund, which derives from Old Norse lundr meaning "grove." The name originally indicated someone who lived near a grove of trees.EtymologyThe root...
Martinsen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Martin." The name Martin itself derives from the Roman name Martinus, which originates from Martis, the genitive case of Mars, the Roman god of war....
Mathisen is a Norwegian surname meaning "son of Mathias." It is one of many Scandinavian patronymic surnames formed by adding the suffix -sen (equivalent to -son) to a given name. As of January 2014, 7,669 people in Norw...
Moe is a Norwegian topographic surname, derived from the Old Norse word móar meaning "sandy ground" or "heath." In Norwegian, moe refers to a sandy or gravelly plain, often near rivers or coasts. The surname was original...
Moen is a Norwegian surname that means "the sandy ground" in the Norwegian language. It is a toponymic surname, indicating that the original bearers lived near or on a plot of land characterized by sandy soil. The name i...
EtymologyMortensen is a patronymic surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Morten." The name Morten is itself a Danish and Norwegian form of Martin, which derives from the Roman name Martinus, ultimately...
Næss is a Norwegian surname, a variant of Ness, which itself derives from the Old Norse word nes, meaning "headland" or "promontory." The name originally referred to someone who lived near such a geographical feature, co...
Naess is a Norwegian surname, a variant of Ness. The name Ness is derived from the Old Norse word nes, meaning "headland" or "promontory," referring to a geographical feature and originally denoting someone who lived nea...
Nass is a Norwegian surname, forming a variant of Ness. Like Ness, the name derives from the toponymic element referring to a "headland, promontory" — from Old Norse nes, still common in modern Norwegian as nes. The shif...
Nelson 2 is an Americanized form of the Scandinavian surnames Nilsson, Nilsen, and Nielsen, all meaning "son of Nils." It arises from the widespread emigration from Scandinavia to the United States in the 19th and early...
Ness is a topographic surname of English, Norwegian, and Scottish origin, derived from the word ness (English) or nes (Norwegian) meaning "headland, promontory." The term comes from Old Norse nes, referring to a geograph...
Nilsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Nils". The given name Nils is itself a Scandinavian form of Nicholas, which ultimately derives from the Greek Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), composed of nike meaning "victor...
EtymologyNordberg is a Swedish and Norwegian surname of topographic and ornamental origin. It is derived from the Swedish and Norwegian word nord (from Old Norse norðr) meaning "north" and berg meaning "mountain". Thus,...
Nygård is a Norwegian habitational surname derived from the elements ny (from Old Norse nýr, meaning “new”) and gård (from Old Norse garðr, meaning “farm, estate”). It literally signifies “new farm” or “new estate.” The...
Oliversen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Oliver". This type of surname, common in Scandinavia, derives from the father's given name with the addition of the suffix -sen (or -son in other Germanic langu...
Etymology and OriginOlsen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole." Ole is a Danish and Norwegian given name that itself derives from Olaf, from the Old Norse Áleifr, composed of elements meaning...
Olson is an English-language surname that primarily represents an Americanized form of two Scandinavian patronymic surnames: Olsson (Swedish) and Olsen (Danish and Norwegian). Both of these names mean 'son of Olaf,' link...
Omdahl is a Norwegian surname derived from the name of farms in Norway.EtymologyThe name Omdahl originates from several homesteads in the regions of Agder and Rogaland. The farm names Åmdal or Omdal combine the Old Norse...
Østberg is a Norwegian surname, a local form of the Swedish Östberg. The name derives from Swedish öst (from Old Norse austr) meaning "east" and berg meaning "mountain," thus signifying "eastern mountain." This toponymic...
Ottosen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Otto." The name Otto itself derives from Old Frankish aud or Old High German ot, meaning "wealth, fortune," and was originally a short form of various...
Ovesen is a Norwegian patronymic surname, derived from the given name Ove and the suffix -sen, meaning "son of Ove." The egg or agi. Etymology The root name Ove likely originates from the Old Danish name Aghi, which itse...
Paulsen is a Danish, Norwegian, and German patronymic surname meaning "son of Paul". The given name Paul itself derives from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. As a surname, Paulsen follo...
Pedersen is a patronymic surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Peder." It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, borne by about 3.4% of the population, and the sixth most common in Norway.Etymolog...
Petersen is a common Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". The name is formed by the combination of the root name Peter and the Danish/Norwegian suffix -sen, which denotes "son of".Etymology an...
Pettersen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Petter". Petter is the Scandinavian form of Peter, derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros) meaning "stone" — a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas given to the ap...
Prebensen is a Norwegian and Danish surname meaning "son of Preben." The root name Preben is a modern Danish form of the old Scandinavian name Pridbjørn, which in turn derives from the Slavic (Wendish) name Predbor or Pr...
Rasmussen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Rasmus". As one of the most common Nordic patronymics ending in -sen, it follows the traditional Scandinavian naming practice where children were giv...
EtymologyRolvsson is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Rolf". The name Rolf is derived from Old German Hrolf or Old Norse Hrólfr, a contracted form of Hrodulf (see Rudolf), composed of the elements hruod "fa...
Sandberg is a surname with multiple geographical and linguistic origins in Northern Europe and the Germanic world. In Norwegian and Swedish, it is formed from the elements sand, meaning "sand" (derived from Old Norse san...
Simonsen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Simon 1". It follows the typical Scandinavian naming convention of adding -sen (or -son) to the father's given name. The underlying personal name Simo...
Skjeggestad is a Norwegian surname with toponymic origins, derived from a place name composed of the elements skjegg (meaning “beard”) and stad (meaning “town” or “place”). The name likely refers to a location characteri...
Solberg is a Norwegian and Swedish surname of topographic and ornamental origin. It derives from a place name composed of the Old Norse elements sól meaning “sun” and berg meaning “mountain,” thus denoting a “sunny mount...
Solheim is a Norwegian surname, derived from the name of various villages in Norway. It is composed of the Old Norse elements sól meaning "sun" and heimr meaning "home", thus literally translating to "sun home".Etymology...
Sørensen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren." As of 2022, it ranks as the eighth most common surname in Denmark, reflecting its deep roots in Scandinavian naming traditions. The given name...
Spillum is a Norwegian surname that originally denoted a person from the village of Spillum in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the south side of the Namsen River, about 5 kilometers south of Namsos to...
EtymologyStenberg is a surname of Scandinavian origin, derived from the elements sten (from Old Norse steinn, meaning "stone") and berg (meaning "mountain"). Thus, the name literally translates to "stone mountain" or "st...
Storstrand is a Norwegian surname of topographic origin. It originally referred to someone who came from or lived near the Storstrand farm, which was typically situated by a prominent beach or shoreline. The name is comp...
Strand is a topographic surname of Scandinavian origin, derived from Old Norse strǫnd meaning "beach" or "sea shore." The name originally referred to someone who lived on or near a coast or a large body of water. This ty...
Strøm is a Danish and Norwegian surname meaning "stream" in both languages. It is a topographic surname derived from Old Norse straumr, referring to a person who lived near a stream or river. The Swedish variant Ström sh...
EtymologySvendsen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, originally meaning "son of Svend". Svend itself is the Danish form of Sven, which derives from the Old Norse byname Sveinn meaning "boy". This root name was...
Svensen is a Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Sven". The name traces its roots to the Old Norse byname Sveinn, which originally meant "boy" or "servant" but evolved into a common personal name. As a patronymi...