Madsen
Scandinavian family name
Madsen is a Danish and Norwegian surname meaning "son of Mads," a Scandinavian form of Matthew.
Like other patronymic surnames ending in -sen, it's common in Scandinavia and among Scandinavian diaspora communities: The Madsens emigrated from Denmark in the 1880s.
Patronymic from Jens
Denmark's capital city
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- smørrebrødDanish open sandwich
- TivoliItalian hilltown, Danish park
- LegoInterlocking toy brick system
Carlsberg · Danes · Nordic · Scandinavian · Vikings · Hans Christian Andersen · Kierkegaard · patronymic
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Jensen
Patronymic from Jens
Copenhagen
Denmark's capital city
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- smørrebrødDanish open sandwich
- TivoliItalian hilltown, Danish park
Lego · Carlsberg · Danes · Nordic · Scandinavian · Vikings · Hans Christian Andersen · Kierkegaard · patronymic · Denmark
ancestry
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- descentDownward slope or lineage
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