Frequency: (224)
(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 (Åse): topographic name from an inflected form of ås ‘ridge’. This is also a common habitational name in Norway, from any of about 30 places named with this word.
GIVEN NAMES: Scandinavian 9%. Sig (2), Anders, Lars.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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