When Magnus Andersson was born on 25 June 1763, in Hjo, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Anders Hansson, was 53 and his mother, Catharina Hansdotter, was 34.
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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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