Rasmussen

English

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian Rasmussen.

Proper noun

Rasmussen (plural Rasmussens)

1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rasmussen is the 947^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36,636 individuals. Rasmussen is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rasmussen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Rasmus +‎ -sen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɑsmusn̩]

Proper noun

Rasmussen

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Rasmus +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Rasmussen

1. a surname originating as a patronymic