Mortensen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen.

Proper noun

Mortensen (plural Mortensens)

1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mortensen is the 3282^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11013 individuals. Mortensen is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mortensen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 623.

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Morten +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Mortensen

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Morten +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Mortensen

1. a surname originating as a patronymic