Given name & surname · also Danish

Rasmussen

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rasmussen comes from Danish, and ultimately from Norwegian.

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How it developed

In Danish usage, Rasmussen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Rasmus.

Rasmussen’s family of names

In Danish usage, Rasmussen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Rasmus.

Walk Rasmussen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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

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Norwegian

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Sibling ideas

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