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 Most place names in the historic Denmark are very old, revealing clues to the Old Norse language and to a large group of personal names that form a part of many place names. As the language, on which place names are based, evolves over time etymology - the study of the origins of words - are an important part in understanding the meaning and origin of the place names.In the articles in this category you'll find out more about of place names in Denmark - interesting, at hopefully useful, information that might help you in researching your Danish ancestors. |
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Danish Counties
1793-1970
1793-1970
- Aabenraa
- Aalborg
- Aarhus
- Bornholm
- Frederiksborg
- Haderslev
- Holbæk
- Hjørring
- København
- Maribo
- Odense
- Præstø
- Randers
- Ribe
- Ringkøbing
- Roskilde
- Skanderborg
- Sorø
- Svendborg
- Sønderborg
- Thisted
- Tønder
- Vejle
- Viborg
Surnames Top 100
The 100 most common surnames in Denmark and their numerical distribution:
| Rank | Surname |
| 1 | Jensen |
| 5 | Andersen |
| 30 | Schmidt |
| 52 | Dahl |
| 76 | Holst |
| 98 | Hedegaard |
