Mortensen
English
Proper noun
Mortensen (plural Mortensens)
- A surname from Danish or Norwegian
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mortensen is the 3282nd 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
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Norwegian
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from Morten + -sen.
Proper noun
Mortensen
- a surname originating as a patronymic