When Karl Knutson Hatland was born on 12 May 1906, in Hatland, Stord, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Knut Sjurson Mjos, was 32 and his mother, Johanna Elisabet Johannesdtr Hatland, was 28. He died about 1961, in Norway, at the age of 56.
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Birth year of Sonja Henie. She was an Olympic figure skater and a movie star. She won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater.
Birth year of Gerhard Naeseth Well-known Genealogist who specialized in Norwegian-Americans and Norwegian immigration. Director and founder of the Vesterheim Genealogical Center, now called the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison, Wisconsin.
Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knute, Selmer, Ingard, Jarl, Jorgen, Juel, Nels, Obert, Tryg, Algot, Egil.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Knutsson: patronymic from the personal name Knut (see Knudsen ).
Americanized form of Norwegian Knutsen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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