Surname Elements

Here you can find a list of surname elements and their meanings used in farm names, nobility names and ornamental names:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V/W X Y Z Å Ä/Æ Ö/Ø

• aa – see å and of
  
• aad – see å
  
• aaen – see å
  
• aag – see å
  
• aaker – see aker
  
• aal – see ål
  
• aar – see or and örn
  
• aas – see ås
  
• ager – see aker
  
• ahl – see or
• aker (ager, aker, åker)
  • Old Norse akr = 'field'
• al – see alm and or
• alm (al, alm, alme)
  • Old Norse álmr/almr = 'elm-tree'
• alme – see alm
• anckar - see ankar
• ankar (anckar, ankar)
  • Old Swedish ankare = 'anchor'
• apel (apel, appel)
  • Old Norse apaldr = 'apple-tree'
• appel – see apel
• arn – see örn
• ask (ask, asken)
  • Old Norse askr = 'ash-tree'
• asken – see ask
• asp
  • Old Norse ǫsp = 'aspen-tree'
• aust (aust, auste, öst, øst, öster, øster)
  • Old Norse austr = 'east', 'eastern'
• auste - see aust