Brief Life History of Andersen
When Andersen was christened on 10 October 1745, in Brovst, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Anders Dahl Jensen, was 43 and his mother, Johanne Christensdatter, was 42. He was buried in Brovst, Ålborghus, Denmark.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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