Mjørud Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Mjørud Surname User-submission:

Mjørud is a Norwegian surname. In a Norwegian land register from around 1400, it is written 'j Miulnurudi', where mjulna is an old word for 'mill', and rud, which means 'clearing'. The name is then to be understood as 'clearing at the mill', or 'clearing of the mill'.

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Mjørud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway531:97,02413,264
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mjørud Surname Meaning

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Mjørud is a Norwegian surname. In a Norwegian land register from around 1400, it is written 'j Miulnurudi', where mjulna is an old word for 'mill', and rud, which means 'clearing'. The name is then to be understood as 'clearing at the mill', or 'clearing of the mill'. This agrees well with the local history, which says that there was a mill at Mjørud in Rakkestad, Norway.

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Mjørud Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mjørud Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mjørud is found most in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mjørud click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjørud? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Mjørud are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Mjørud is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 97,024. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent live and Southern Norway, where 4 percent live. Other than Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Mjørud Last Name Statistics demography

Mjørud earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning 387,584 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majrud8319/
Mejrud835/
Merud7338/
Mirud7321/
Majru7312/
Mjrus731/
Mijru731/
Miroud671,780/
Meraud67496/
Meroud6781/
Mejrup6780/
Miraud6750/
Meirud6710/
Méraud678/
Majruh675/
Mirrud673/
Mehrud671/
Mejrou671/
Meerud671/
Majrui671/
McRuid670/

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