Norway Genealogical Records
Norway Birth & Baptism Records
An index to over 7 million baptism records, listing parents' names.
This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in Norway. Details may include parents' names and grandparents' names.
Norway Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriage records, which may include the names, ages, birthplaces and parents' names of brides and groom; as well as the date and place of marriage.
An index to several-hundred marriage records, including parents' and grandparents' names.
Norway Death & Burial Records
An index to around 800,000 burial records from various sources. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Norway Census & Population Lists
An index to over 330,000 people living in Norway in 1875, including name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, whether absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, occupation, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion and other miscellaneous information.
Newspapers Covering Norway
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Norway Immigration & Travel Records
Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.
Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.
This collection was compiled from several lists, and contains the information from about 900 Norwegian Jews who were deported from the years of 1942 and 1943.
Norway Military Records
A series of letters forming a war diary, penned by a British solider during WWII. They cover his time in Norway, France and Belgium.
Norway Court & Legal Records
This collection was compiled from several lists, and contains the information from about 900 Norwegian Jews who were deported from the years of 1942 and 1943.
Norway Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.
Norway Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Norway Histories & Books
Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Norway Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Norway
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
The lineages of Scandinavian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Norway Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
The lineages of Scandinavian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Norway Church Records
Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.
Norway Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Norway Reference Works
A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.
Historical Description
Norwey on the East, respecteth Denmark; on the West, it is bounded with the Ocean; on the South, lyeth Suevia; and on the North, it is separated from Lapland.
Fertility
The Land of it self is not sufficiently fruitfull, and toward the North yieldeth no sort of Corn, therefore the Inhabitants instead of Bread eat dryed Fish, called by us, Stock-Fish, which is transported through Europe, in exchange of Corn.
Commodity
The Countrey, especially the Southern part, transports rich Furrs, Tallow, Butter, Tann'd-Leather, Train-Oyl, Pitch, Clap-boards, all sorts of Timber-Works, and Masts, Firr-wood, and that with great ease and little charge.
Natures of the People
Their Buildings are base and poor; the Inhabitants honest; lovers of Strangers; liberal of gift; and most serviceable. Amongst them are neither filchers, Thieves, nor Pirats.
Their chief Towns are, 1. Nidrosia, the See of an Archbishop, who is Metropolitan of Norwey. 2. Bergen, one of the four ancient Mart Towns of Europe. 3. Ansloyn, a Bishops See.
Norway comprises an area of 124,130 square miles and has a population (1920) of 2,646,306. Only about a thirtieth of the country is under cultivation, forests covering quite a quarter. The staple industry is fishing, cod and herring being mostly caught. Though agriculture has of late years made considerable strides the country is not by any means self-supporting, and imports most of its corn and meat. Minerals are found in Norway of similar varieties to those of Sweden, though in nothing like the quantity which the latter country yield Timber, wood pulp, and other products of the forests, also fish, oil, and dairy produce are the leading exports. The Imports from the United Kingdom were £35,482,361 in 1920, and the Exports to the country £23,819,439. Christiania, the capital of Norway, has a population of 300,000; Berge 100,000.
Most Common Surnames in Norway
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansen | 62,211 | 1:83 | |
| 2 | Johansen | 57,100 | 1:90 | |
| 3 | Olsen | 56,926 | 1:90 | |
| 4 | Larsen | 43,421 | 1:118 | |
| 5 | Andersen | 42,678 | 1:120 | |
| 6 | Nilsen | 39,789 | 1:129 | |
| 7 | Pedersen | 39,608 | 1:130 | |
| 8 | Jensen | 26,645 | 1:193 | |
| 9 | Kristiansen | 26,556 | 1:194 | |
| 10 | Karlsen | 24,041 | 1:214 | |
| 11 | Johnsen | 23,097 | 1:223 | |
| 12 | Pettersen | 22,528 | 1:228 | |
| 13 | Eriksen | 21,384 | 1:240 | |
| 14 | Berg | 20,455 | 1:251 | |
| 15 | Haugen | 15,875 | 1:324 | |
| 16 | Hagen | 15,571 | 1:330 | |
| 17 | Johannessen | 15,162 | 1:339 | |
| 18 | Jacobsen | 13,472 | 1:382 | |
| 19 | Andreassen | 13,442 | 1:383 | |
| 20 | Dahl | 13,165 | 1:391 | |
| 21 | Halvorsen | 13,068 | 1:394 | |
| 22 | Lund | 12,771 | 1:403 | |
| 23 | Henriksen | 12,581 | 1:409 | |
| 24 | Jørgensen | 12,011 | 1:428 | |
| 25 | Jakobsen | 11,548 | 1:445 | |
| 26 | Gundersen | 11,526 | 1:446 | |
| 27 | Moen | 11,358 | 1:453 | |
| 28 | Sørensen | 11,306 | 1:455 | |
| 29 | Iversen | 11,243 | 1:457 | |
| 30 | Svendsen | 11,151 | 1:461 | |
| 31 | Strand | 10,858 | 1:474 | |
| 32 | Solberg | 10,738 | 1:479 | |
| 33 | Martinsen | 9,633 | 1:534 | |
| 34 | Paulsen | 9,472 | 1:543 | |
| 35 | Knutsen | 9,346 | 1:550 | |
| 36 | Eide | 9,043 | 1:569 | |
| 37 | Bakken | 8,696 | 1:591 | |
| 38 | Kristoffersen | 8,469 | 1:607 | |
| 39 | Mathisen | 8,362 | 1:615 | |
| 40 | Lie | 8,173 | 1:629 | |
| 41 | Rasmussen | 8,131 | 1:632 | |
| 42 | Bakke | 7,675 | 1:670 | |
| 43 | Amundsen | 7,665 | 1:671 | |
| 44 | Kristensen | 7,534 | 1:683 | |
| 45 | Andresen | 7,492 | 1:686 | |
| 46 | Lunde | 7,460 | 1:689 | |
| 47 | Moe | 7,455 | 1:690 | |
| 48 | Berge | 7,454 | 1:690 | |
| 49 | Holm | 7,446 | 1:691 | |
| 50 | Fredriksen | 7,419 | 1:693 | |
| 51 | Solheim | 7,258 | 1:708 | |
| 52 | Knudsen | 7,201 | 1:714 | |
| 53 | Nielsen | 7,172 | 1:717 | |
| 54 | Christensen | 7,147 | 1:720 | |
| 55 | Lien | 7,103 | 1:724 | |
| 56 | Hauge | 6,861 | 1:749 | |
| 57 | Nygård | 6,848 | 1:751 | |
| 58 | Evensen | 6,742 | 1:763 | |
| 59 | Aas | 6,530 | 1:787 | |
| 60 | Hanssen | 6,486 | 1:793 | |
| 61 | Myhre | 6,213 | 1:828 | |
| 62 | Simonsen | 6,176 | 1:833 | |
| 63 | Haugland | 6,156 | 1:835 | |
| 64 | Thomassen | 6,109 | 1:842 | |
| 65 | Berntsen | 6,099 | 1:843 | |
| 66 | Sivertsen | 6,074 | 1:847 | |
| 67 | Sæther | 6,020 | 1:854 | |
| 68 | Danielsen | 5,926 | 1:868 | |
| 69 | Arnesen | 5,851 | 1:879 | |
| 70 | Haug | 5,755 | 1:894 | |
| 71 | Sandvik | 5,556 | 1:926 | |
| 72 | Thorsen | 5,527 | 1:930 | |
| 73 | Ellingsen | 5,502 | 1:935 | |
| 74 | Antonsen | 5,469 | 1:940 | |
| 75 | Næss | 5,379 | 1:956 | |
| 76 | Gulbrandsen | 5,356 | 1:960 | |
| 76 | Ruud | 5,356 | 1:960 | |
| 78 | Rønning | 5,324 | 1:966 | |
| 79 | Edvardsen | 5,295 | 1:971 | |
| 80 | Vik | 5,229 | 1:983 | |
| 81 | Nguyen | 5,068 | 1:1,015 | |
| 82 | Isaksen | 5,001 | 1:1,028 | |
| 83 | Birkeland | 4,966 | 1:1,035 | |
| 84 | Aasen | 4,866 | 1:1,057 | |
| 85 | Jenssen | 4,767 | 1:1,079 | |
| 86 | Tangen | 4,764 | 1:1,079 | |
| 87 | Mikkelsen | 4,721 | 1:1,089 | |
| 88 | Eliassen | 4,700 | 1:1,094 | |
| 89 | Strøm | 4,632 | 1:1,110 | |
| 90 | Ødegård | 4,609 | 1:1,116 | |
| 91 | Myklebust | 4,543 | 1:1,132 | |
| 92 | Helland | 4,485 | 1:1,147 | |
| 93 | Christiansen | 4,466 | 1:1,151 | |
| 94 | Aune | 4,421 | 1:1,163 | |
| 95 | Bøe | 4,393 | 1:1,171 | |
| 96 | Brekke | 4,367 | 1:1,178 | |
| 97 | Abrahamsen | 4,306 | 1:1,194 | |
| 98 | Madsen | 4,251 | 1:1,210 | |
| 99 | Tveit | 4,238 | 1:1,213 | |
| 100 | Bjerke | 4,083 | 1:1,259 | |
| 100 | Engen | 4,083 | 1:1,259 | |
| 102 | Thoresen | 4,066 | 1:1,265 | |
| 103 | Andersson | 4,063 | 1:1,266 | |
| 104 | Johansson | 4,036 | 1:1,274 | |
| 105 | Torgersen | 3,930 | 1:1,308 | |
| 106 | Sunde | 3,898 | 1:1,319 | |
| 107 | Hermansen | 3,872 | 1:1,328 | |
| 108 | Wold | 3,824 | 1:1,345 | |
| 109 | Mortensen | 3,823 | 1:1,345 | |
| 110 | Nilssen | 3,767 | 1:1,365 | |
| 111 | Mikalsen | 3,713 | 1:1,385 | |
| 112 | Magnussen | 3,693 | 1:1,392 | |
| 113 | Bråthen | 3,651 | 1:1,408 | |
| 114 | Helgesen | 3,646 | 1:1,410 | |
| 115 | Gjerde | 3,631 | 1:1,416 | |
| 116 | Steen | 3,627 | 1:1,418 | |
| 117 | Nygaard | 3,613 | 1:1,423 | |
| 118 | Hovland | 3,598 | 1:1,429 | |
| 119 | Foss | 3,596 | 1:1,430 | |
| 120 | Dahle | 3,578 | 1:1,437 | |
| 121 | Eilertsen | 3,567 | 1:1,442 | |
| 122 | Dale | 3,523 | 1:1,460 | |
| 123 | Wilhelmsen | 3,474 | 1:1,480 | |
| 124 | Gabrielsen | 3,382 | 1:1,520 | |
| 125 | Jansen | 3,365 | 1:1,528 | |
| 126 | Gustavsen | 3,364 | 1:1,529 | |
| 127 | Carlsen | 3,281 | 1:1,567 | |
| 128 | Hammer | 3,225 | 1:1,595 | |
| 129 | Bjørnstad | 3,217 | 1:1,598 | |
| 130 | Engebretsen | 3,201 | 1:1,606 | |
| 131 | Hoel | 3,179 | 1:1,618 | |
| 132 | Ingebrigtsen | 3,165 | 1:1,625 | |
| 133 | Hoff | 3,148 | 1:1,634 | |
| 134 | Håland | 3,146 | 1:1,635 | |
| 135 | Solli | 3,076 | 1:1,672 | |
| 136 | Johannesen | 3,062 | 1:1,679 | |
| 137 | Samuelsen | 3,039 | 1:1,692 | |
| 138 | Sætre | 3,025 | 1:1,700 | |
| 139 | Lorentzen | 3,004 | 1:1,712 | |
| 140 | Bråten | 2,994 | 1:1,718 | |
| 141 | Holmen | 2,993 | 1:1,718 | |
| 142 | Ludvigsen | 2,987 | 1:1,722 | |
| 143 | Monsen | 2,964 | 1:1,735 | |
| 144 | Sveen | 2,932 | 1:1,754 | |
| 145 | Fossum | 2,916 | 1:1,763 | |
| 146 | Fjeld | 2,913 | 1:1,765 | |
| 147 | Nordby | 2,876 | 1:1,788 | |
| 148 | Breivik | 2,851 | 1:1,804 | |
| 149 | Sandnes | 2,826 | 1:1,820 | |
| 150 | Bye | 2,797 | 1:1,839 | |
| 151 | Syversen | 2,764 | 1:1,860 | |
| 152 | Nilsson | 2,734 | 1:1,881 | |
| 153 | Solvang | 2,728 | 1:1,885 | |
| 154 | Rønningen | 2,711 | 1:1,897 | |
| 155 | Sand | 2,701 | 1:1,904 | |
| 156 | Dalen | 2,695 | 1:1,908 | |
| 157 | Wiik | 2,692 | 1:1,910 | |
| 158 | Stokke | 2,688 | 1:1,913 | |
| 159 | Egeland | 2,660 | 1:1,933 | |
| 160 | Aase | 2,655 | 1:1,937 | |
| 161 | Jonassen | 2,649 | 1:1,941 | |
| 162 | Solbakken | 2,646 | 1:1,943 | |
| 163 | Haga | 2,614 | 1:1,967 | |
| 164 | Sandberg | 2,604 | 1:1,975 | |
| 165 | Løken | 2,602 | 1:1,976 | |
| 166 | Sørlie | 2,543 | 1:2,022 | |
| 167 | Torp | 2,517 | 1:2,043 | |
| 168 | Bø | 2,515 | 1:2,045 | |
| 168 | Karlsson | 2,515 | 1:2,045 | |
| 170 | Ødegaard | 2,504 | 1:2,054 | |
| 171 | Larsson | 2,491 | 1:2,064 | |
| 172 | Berger | 2,484 | 1:2,070 | |
| 173 | Haaland | 2,456 | 1:2,094 | |
| 174 | Borge | 2,445 | 1:2,103 | |
| 175 | Petersen | 2,423 | 1:2,122 | |
| 176 | Kvam | 2,409 | 1:2,135 | |
| 177 | Tollefsen | 2,405 | 1:2,138 | |
| 178 | Borgen | 2,404 | 1:2,139 | |
| 179 | Ali | 2,395 | 1:2,147 | |
| 180 | Enger | 2,393 | 1:2,149 | |
| 181 | Viken | 2,378 | 1:2,162 | |
| 182 | Wang | 2,372 | 1:2,168 | |
| 183 | Ottesen | 2,358 | 1:2,181 | |
| 184 | Kolstad | 2,344 | 1:2,194 | |
| 185 | Teigen | 2,335 | 1:2,202 | |
| 186 | Sande | 2,331 | 1:2,206 | |
| 187 | Eikeland | 2,325 | 1:2,212 | |
| 188 | Nikolaisen | 2,323 | 1:2,214 | |
| 189 | Møller | 2,318 | 1:2,218 | |
| 190 | Hamre | 2,310 | 1:2,226 | |
| 191 | Stene | 2,301 | 1:2,235 | |
| 192 | Eriksson | 2,287 | 1:2,248 | |
| 193 | Fosse | 2,282 | 1:2,253 | |
| 194 | Sletten | 2,280 | 1:2,255 | |
| 195 | Lind | 2,257 | 1:2,278 | |
| 196 | Langeland | 2,253 | 1:2,282 | |
| 197 | Kleven | 2,234 | 1:2,302 | |
| 198 | Skoglund | 2,229 | 1:2,307 | |
| 199 | Olsson | 2,228 | 1:2,308 | |
| 200 | Haugan | 2,194 | 1:2,344 | |