Frequency: (135)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Norwegian and Swedish (Ås): topographic name from ås ‘ridge’, or, in Norway, a common habitational name from any of the numerous farmsteads named with this word.
GIVEN NAMES: Scandinavian 10%. Alf, Erik, Sven.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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