Mortensen
English edit
Proper noun edit
Mortensen (plural Mortensens)
- A surname from Danish or Norwegian
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mortensen is the 3282nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11013 individuals. Mortensen is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mortensen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 623.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Originally a patronymic from Morten + -sen.
Proper noun edit
Mortensen
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Originally a patronymic from Morten + -sen.
Proper noun edit
Mortensen
- a surname originating as a patronymic