Given name & surname

Johnsen

Johnsen is a surname from Danish. It is used in English, Danish, Icelandic, and Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Johnsen comes from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Johnsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to John.

Johnsen’s family of names

In English usage, Johnsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to John. In Norwegian usage, Johnsen as a surname has a related form in JONSEN.

Walk Johnsen’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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