Petur Sveinsson was born about 1725, in Skogar Undir Eyjafjollum, Rangárvallasýsla, Suðurland, Iceland. He married Kristín Gísladóttir about 1755, in Skogar Undir Eyjafjollum, Rangárvallasýsla, Suðurland, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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1725– Male
1728– Female
1748– Female
1749– Male
1752– Male
1754– Male
1755– Female
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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