Scandinavian family name etymology
Norway
Columns: Rank | Surname | Number of bearers 2008 | Type | Etymology
1 | Hansen | 56.228 | patronymic | son of Hans | 2 | Johansen | 52.461 | patronymic | son of Johan | 3 | Olsen | 52.184 | patronymic | son of Ole | 4 | Larsen | 39.425 | patronymic | son of Lars | 5 | Andersen | 38.433 | patronymic | son of Anders | 6 | Pedersen | 36.362 | patronymic | son of Peder | 7 | Nilsen | 36.324 | patronymic | son of Nils | 8 | Kristiansen | 24.31 | patronymic | son of Kristian | 9 | Jensen | 23.836 | patronymic | son of Jens | 10 | Karlsen | 22.153 | patronymic | son of Karl | 11 | Johnsen | 21.226 | patronymic | son of John | 12 | Pettersen | 20.856 | patronymic | son of Petter | 13 | Eriksen | 19.563 | patronymic | son of Erik | 14 | Berg | 18.407 | landscape | mountain | 15 | Haugen | 14.293 | landscape | the hill or mound | 16 | Hagen | 14.293 | landscape | the enclosed pasture | 17 | Johannessen | 13.815 | patronymic | son of Johannes | 18 | Andreassen | 12.376 | patronymic | son of Andreas | 19 | Jacobsen | 12.105 | patronymic | son of Jacob | 20 | Halvorsen | 11.859 | patronymic | son of Halvor