Christiansen
Scandinavian family name
Christiansen is a Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Christian," common in Denmark and Norway.
Like other patronymic surnames ending in -sen, it reflects the old naming practice of identifying people by their father's first name.
The Christiansens moved here from Copenhagen.
Scandinavian constitutional monarchy
- CopenhagenDenmark's capital city
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- DanishOf Denmark
- smørrebrødDanish open sandwich
Carlsberg · Tivoli · Danes · Øresund · pastry · Viking heritage · Faroe Islands · Greenland
Hereditary family identifier
- DanishOf Denmark
- NorwegianFrom Oslo's homeland
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- NordicOf northern Europe
naming convention · family name · lineage · ancestry · heritage · genealogy · immigration records · Ellis Island
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
- OsloNorway's chief city
- BergenNorwegian coastal city
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- TromsøNorwegian city above Arctic Circle
Trondheim · Nordic · Sami · skiing · emigration · Norwegian-American · Ibsen · Grieg
Family line of descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- pedigreeRecord of descent
ancestors · bloodline · kinship · records · roots · DNA testing · immigration · emigration
Denmark
Scandinavian constitutional monarchy
- CopenhagenDenmark's capital city
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- DanishOf Denmark
smørrebrød · Carlsberg · Tivoli · Danes · Øresund · pastry · Viking heritage · Faroe Islands · Greenland · Nordic
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- DanishOf Denmark
- NorwegianFrom Oslo's homeland
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Nordic · naming convention · family name · lineage · ancestry · heritage · genealogy · immigration records · Ellis Island · patronym
Norway
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
Tromsø · Trondheim · Nordic · Sami · skiing · emigration · Norwegian-American · Ibsen · Grieg · Munch
ancestry
Family line of descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
pedigree · ancestors · bloodline · kinship · records · roots · DNA testing · immigration · emigration · Ellis Island
- PatronymicsMac prefix, bin, Mac, Olsen, Hansen
- early ChristiansFirst-century Jesus followers
- Sunday ChristiansChurchgoers lacking daily faith
- Syrian ChristiansReligious minority near Lebanon
- lapsed ChristiansPeople who abandoned their faith