Frequency: (449)
(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 (Åsen): topographic name from åsen ‘the ridge’. In Norway, this is also a habitational name from any of the numerous farms so named all over the country.
GIVEN NAMES: Scandinavian 6%. Erik (2), Gorm, Oddvar, Per.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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