Svendsen

Danish Etymology Originally a patronymic from da Svend sen. Proper noun da proper noun da patronymics Norwegian Bokmål Svendsen Etymology From nb Svend sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Svend”. The first element is nb da Svend m, the Danish form of nb Svein, ultimately from nb non Sveinn m, a personal name based on non sveinn young man, servant.“Svend” in Store norske leksikon. Compare the parallel Norwegian formation nb Svensen patronymic surname, da Svendsen, sv Svensson and is Sveinsson patronymic surname. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈsʋɛn.sən/ [ˈsʋɛ̀n.sə̌n] ; /¹ˈsʋɛnd.sən/ [ˈsʋɛ̀nd.sə̌n] nb ɛnsən ɛndsən 2 2 nb Svensen when pronounced without /d/ nb Svend sen Proper noun nb proper noun nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Svend” Statistics As of 1 January 2026, 9,223 people registered in Norway had nb Svendsen as their surname. A further 1,608 had it registered as a middle name/surname.“Navn”, updated 28 January 2026, Statistics Norway. References