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Surname Index - A Comprehensive list of Danish Surnames |
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Only this introduction is online yet. Surnames will be made available later This surname index is a comprehensive list of the more than 55,000 surnames carried by the 5.3 mill. Danes today. Use the index to:
- verify the original spelling of a surname.
- check for variations of a surname.
- find out if a surname has Danish origin.
As the index is intended for use when researching Danish ancestors no new surnames will be added. These are most likely newly "constructed" surnames, surnames deriving from present day immigration, or surnames without a Danish connection.
Some older surnames may not be found in this index as they have "died out" due to emigration, surname changes, marriage or changes in naming traditions. As these surnames has genealogical interest, they may be added at a later date for you information.
Although the index is nearly complete, some surnames has been left out for various reasons. It is intended at a later point to add some additional information about each surname.
 About the surnames in this index How to find your way round the index Æ / æ, Ø / ø and Å / å
Up till the beginning of the 1900's these letters was used a little bit different; the letter "å" was written as "aa" and "ø" was written as "ö". Although rarely seen the letter "æ" was also written as "ae".
Due to both immigration and a linguistic influence mainly from Germany and Sweden some surnames also uses the letters:
You might already know how and where these letters are used, however some use may be more or less obvious. We have listed some of the different ways letters and surnames are used in this index:
- Both the letters "æ" and "ä" are used as the 27th letter (e.g. in the surname variations "Læbel" and "Läbel").
- Although "ae" sometimes is used instead of the letters "æ" and "ä", this combination of letters is listed alphabetically under "a" and NOT as the 27th letter (e.g. in a third variation of the surnames mentioned above; "Laebel").
- Both the letters "ø" and "ö" are used equally as the 28th letter (e.g. the surname variations "Løwe" and "Löwe").
- Both the letters "å" and "aa" are used equally as the 29th letter (e.g. the surname variations "Åberg" and "Aaberg").
- The letter "ü" is used as the letter "y" (e.g. the surname variations "Lyth" and "Lüth").
- Surnames like "van Kamperdijk", "de Lichtenberg", "le Maire" are listed respectively under "K", "L" and "M".
- Surnames like "Mac Sween", "Mc Cormick" and "McGregor" are all listed in normal alphabetical order under "M".
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 March 2005 )
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