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    Danish surnames

    50 surnames that come from Danish, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, starting with Hansen, Carlson, Jensen.

    #SurnameUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Hansen 204 137,977
    2 Carlson 252 120,552
    3 Jensen 265 115,679
    4 Christensen 433 75,143
    5 Olsen 566 59,356
    6 Petersen 571 58,480
    7 Skinner 627 54,046
    8 Nielsen 810 42,773
    9 Rasmussen 947 36,636
    10 Andersen 963 36,150
    11 Sorensen 1,251 28,069
    12 Jorgensen 1,728 20,731
    13 Pedersen 1,780 20,135
    14 Madsen 2,083 17,364
    15 Anders 2,343 15,554
    16 Sorenson 2,284 15,962
    17 Iverson 2,346 15,539
    18 Paulsen 3,211 11,243
    19 Mortensen 3,282 11,013
    20 Clausen 3,987 8,906
    21 Knudsen 3,898 9,104
    22 Jenson 4,461 7,956
    23 Johnsen 4,528 7,831
    24 Thomsen 4,635 7,654
    25 Jorgenson 4,698 7,551
    26 Overby 5,512 6,311
    27 Carlsen 7,647 4,343
    28 Mortenson 7,710 4,306
    29 Thorsen 10,324 3,121
    30 Eriksen 10,663 3,000
    31 Henriksen 10,851 2,935
    32 Nygaard 11,443 2,752
    33 Asmus 14,854 1,994
    34 Olesen 14,881 1,988
    35 Martinsen 15,355 1,910
    36 Gundersen 15,883 1,831
    37 Henningsen 16,720 1,711
    38 Lassen 16,789 1,701
    39 Fredericksen 17,455 1,615
    40 Christoffersen 19,234 1,410
    41 Jespersen 20,617 1,285
    42 Agard 21,068 1,247
    43 Norgaard 22,201 1,162
    44 Worm 23,978 1,052
    45 Loft 36,337 616
    46 Lisby 37,646 591
    47 Nydam 40,856 534
    48 Busk 41,303 527
    49 Hjort 41,501 524
    50 Bruun 41,799 520