Surname

Kristoffersen

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kristoffersen comes from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

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

Kristoffersen’s family of names

In English usage, Kristoffersen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Kristoffer. In English usage, Kristoffersen as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Кристофферсон.

Walk Kristoffersen’s family in the name graph

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

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Dutch

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No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Norwegian

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Norwegian

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Danish

Christiansen

“the son of Christian”

No U.S. birth series

77% boys · 23% girls

Norwegian

Stephensen

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Norwegian

Ibsen

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No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Danish

Ipsen

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Danish

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No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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