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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Norwegian : habitational name from any of seven farmsteads named Jørstad, from the Old Norse personal names Jǫrundr (composed of elements meaning ‘battle’ + ‘winner’, ‘victor’) or Jórulfr (‘wild boar (helmet)’ + ‘wolf’) + staðr ‘farm’.

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