When Nelsine Sofia Andersen was born on 25 June 1881, in Valsømagle, Haraldsted, Ringsted, Denmark, her father, Lars Peder Andersen, was 39 and her mother, Johanna Nielson, was 33. She died about 28 July 1896, at the age of 15.
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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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