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Surnames indicating a family's point of origin |
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Written by Anders Buch-Jepsen
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A group of surnames are the so-called regional names—those names that indicate a families point of origin. You will also find these names in English surnames (e.g. French = from France) and in German surnames (e.g. Berliner = from Berlin). They are all nicknames although they in some way also are related to habitation names.
Some examples on regional surnames in Denmark are:
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-> from the Island of Als, Sønderborg County |
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-> from Angeln in Schleswig (in present-day Germany) |
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-> from North Friesian Islands (in present-day Germany) |
Fynbo |
-> from Funen |
Holst |
-> from Holstein (in present-day Germany) |
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-> from Mols, Randers County |
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-> from Mors, Thisted County |
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-> from the Town of Ribe, Ribe County |
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-> from the Island of Rømø, Ribe County |
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-> from the Island of Samsø, Holbæk County |
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-> from Skaane (in present-day Sweden) |
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-> from the Island of Thunø, Aarhus County |
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