When Ola Andersson was born on 8 September 1785, in Stångby, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders Knutsson, was 59 and his mother, Marna Olofsdotter, was 35. He died on 20 January 1789, in his hometown, at the age of 3, and was buried in Stångby, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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