When Gudbiorn Pedersen was born in 1692, in Nylars, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Peder Rasmusen, was 32 and his mother, Anne Gudbersdatter, was 26. He died in 1693, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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