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Updated March 27, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Danish, Norwegian, and North German (especially Schleswig-Holstein) : patronymic from the personal name Niels, a reduced form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas).
  • Danish, Norwegian, and North German (especially Schleswig-Holstein) : patronymic from the personal name Niels, a reduced form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas) or Cornelius.

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