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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead named Helsing. The origin of the farm name is uncertain; possibly it indicated that the occupant was someone from Helsingland in Sweden.
  • Swedish : possibly a habitational name for someone from Helsingland (Swedish Häsingland).
  • German : possibly a habitational name from Helsungen in the Harz Mountains.

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