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Johansen
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English
Etymology
From en gmq Johansen (en da Johansen and en no Johansen), patronymic from en Johan + en -sen.
Proper noun
s
en North Germanic languages,Norwegian,Danish.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Johansen is the 3619th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9815 individuals. Johansen is most common among White (93.15%) individuals.
See also
en Johanson Johansson Johanssen Johnson
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from da Johan sen. Cognate with en Johnson.
Pronunciation
da /johanəs.sən/ [joˈhænˀsn̩]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da common patronymics
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From nb Johan sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Johan”. The given name nb Johan is a German short form of nb Johannes, ultimately from nb grc Ἰωάννης Iōánnēs, from nb he יוֹחָנָן Yōḥānān Yahweh is gracious.
Compare da Johansen, sv Johansson, is Jóhannsson, de Johannsen and en Johnson patronymic surnames.
Pronunciation
nb /juˈhan.sən/
nb ansən 3
nb Jo han sen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Johan”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, nb Johansen was the second-most common surname in Norway, borne by 45,604 people, as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Johan” in Store norske leksikon
“etternamn” in Store norske leksikon