When Karen Andersen was born on 29 June 1839, in Nørre Tranders, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Anders Madsen Bromand, was 37 and her mother, Ingeborg Jensdatter, was 40. She died on 24 December 1840, at the age of 1.
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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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