My Conrad Family Album

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      • Trine Helene Hansdatter
    • Generation Three
      • Jens Andreason
      • Berte Maria Andreasdatter Sundby
      • Arne Larsen Alnes
      • Amalie Pavels Tonsberg
    • Generation Four
      • Andreas Johannesen Bølstad
      • Hans Jacob Pavels
      • Seline Samueline Bryn
    • Generation Five
      • Jacob Jacobsen Pavels
    • Generation Six
      • Hans de Tonsberg
      • Sophie Beate Huitfeldt
    • Generation Seven
      • Wilhelm de Tonsberg
      • Helene Sophie Kaas
      • Henrik Jorgen Huitfeldt
      • Birgitte Christine Kaas
    • Generation Eight
      • Hans Kaas til Hastrup
      • Sophie Amalie Bielke
      • Tonne Huitfeldt
      • Sophie Amalie Rosenkrantz
    • Generation Nine
      • Jorgen Kaas til Hastrup
      • Karen Jorgensdatter Grubbe
      • Henrik Bjelke
      • Edel Christoffersdatter Ulfeldt
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  • Naming Conventions
    July 7, 2013
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    July 1, 2013

Generations

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Note on Naming Conventions

Heritable family names (surnames) were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names. Family names were still used together with primary patronyms (father's name plus an affix denoting relationship), which were used by all social classes. This meant that most families until modern times did not have family names. Scandinavian patronyms were generally derived from the father's given name with the addition of a suffix meaning 'son' or 'daughter'. Sometimes the family name of the mother would be given to the children if that name carried status or an inheritance came from the mother's side. The names of family farms or other place names were also used. A nobleman had the right to write himself to (Norwegian: til) the seat farm(s) or the estate(s) on which he resided, for example ‘Hans Kaas til Rostrup’.

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