I am really interested in last names and how their endings are linked to their nationalities. For example, "uk" is usually for Ukrainiuns, while "ous/us" is usally for Greek. What are some other types for different nationalities? For Swedish, Italian, French, etc.
2006-10-21 09:44:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
There are a bunch listed here: http://www.newyorkancestry.com/surname_suffixes.htm
2006-10-21 12:49:12 · answer #1 · answered by redhed311 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-sson for Swedish, -sen for Danish (or Norwegian)
A lot of Swedes dropped one of the s'es when moving abroad.
There are some others. -gard is probably swedish too, so is --quist/-qvist/-kvist and -lander could be too.
2006-10-22 01:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Gullefjun 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we are very sporty nations when we have skis all the time
2006-10-21 09:47:33 · answer #3 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"czak" (Polish); "Stein" (Jewish); "ov" (Russian); O' or Mc (Irish beginnings); Mac (Scot) beginning.
2006-10-21 10:27:51 · answer #4 · answered by kobacker59 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋