When Ole Andersen was born on 29 October 1830, his father, Anders Torbjornson, was 49 and his mother, Britha Olsdotter, was 38. He lived in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway in 1830.
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.
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