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Mathiassen
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From nb Mathias sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Mathias”. It later became established as a hereditary surname.
Compare the parallel formations da Mathiassen and da Mathiasen, and sv Mathiasson patronymic surname.
Pronunciation
nb /¹maˈtiː.as.sən/ [mɑˈtìː.ɑsːə̌n]
nb iːasːən 4
nb Ma thi as sen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Mathias”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, nb Mathiassen was borne as a surname by 964 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
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