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Genealogical Symbols and Common Abbreviations

When you work with Danish publications, official documents and other sources in connection with family history you will usually encounter several abbreviations and a few symbols, some of which is more or less obvious.
 


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Map of Denmark
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Danish Counties
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:

RankSurname
1Jensen
5Andersen
30Schmidt
52Dahl
76Holst
98Hedegaard

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