I am from the United States (Seattle Washington) and i just wondered if it is a comm surname in England....Advise is appreciated.
2007-08-04 21:29:44 · 14 answers · asked by mao ying 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Sure.... Every second person is called that. Not so much as a last name though...
2007-08-04 21:33:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Names with a double S, and ones ending -en, are rather Scandinavian. I'd say it's a Norwegian or Swedish name.
I've only heard of it in America, Mary-Kate and Ashley!
2007-08-04 21:38:14 · answer #2 · answered by quierounvaquero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be quite an unusual name here, only those with Scandanavian links in the family would have it. Athough we have a lot of viking ancestory the names have not lasted.
2007-08-04 22:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I am Indian and I know its not uncommon among the Indian community. I was just going to say Pooja Shah (actress who played Kareena in Eastenders) but Ice100 beat me to it!!
2016-05-18 21:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really though it does have a scandanavian lilt to it , though we do have links through the viking invaisions of 10th century and before so you would have thought so but alas not most of them are now just a page from history
2007-08-04 21:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew1968 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would say here in the uk that name is considered american, i dont know any one of that name and the only 2 times i've heard it was little house on the prairie-remember that??? lol, and the olssen twins, sorry
a brief search for this name in the uk shows its predominantly swedish in origin
http://awt.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?given=&surname=olssen&Submit=Search&stype=Exact&language=en&op=search&ti=5538&ti.si=0&o_xid=19571&o_lid=19571&offerid=0%3a7935%3a0
2007-08-04 21:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by ♠ Merlin ♠ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Norwegian i think, a few in england
2007-08-04 21:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by Sir Reginald Whiskers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It sounds Scandinavian, especially with the double 's'.
2007-08-05 00:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, never heard of it over here
2007-08-04 21:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by Rodge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no i cant cay it is.i have not heard or known anyone of that name. it sounds Scandinavian
2007-08-04 21:34:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋