| ![Show Contents]() Mortensen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Denmark Mortensen RankingIn the United States, the name Mortensen is the 3,946th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
 Mortensen migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Mortensen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Dirck Mortensen, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1660 2
Mortensen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Mortensen, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1852 2
- Bernard M Mortensen, aged 46, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1891 2
Mortensen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Andrew Mortensen, aged 27, who arrived in America from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1904
- Alma Mortensen, aged 33, who arrived in America from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1907
- Anders Mortensen, aged 22, who arrived in America from Ronne, Denmark, in 1907
- Anker Mortensen, aged 3, who arrived in America from Tebstrup, Denmark, in 1910
- Aksel Mortensen, aged 22, who arrived in America from Dorup, Denmark, in 1911
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Contemporary Notables of the name Mortensen (post 1700) | + |
- Chris Mortensen (1951-2024), American journalist he provided for reports for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, and ESPN.com
- Jesse "Jess" Philo Mortensen (1907-1962), American NCAA champion track athlete and coach, inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame
- Clayton Grant Mortensen (b. 1985), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
- Dale Thomas Mortensen (b. 1939), American economist, joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010
- Christian Mortensen (1882-1998), American supercentenarian, who lived to 116
- Henry Mortensen (b. 1988), American actor
- Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (b. 1958), Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated Danish American theater and movie actor
- Louise Mortensen (b. 1979), former Danish handballer
- Henrik Ejegod Mortensen (b. 1968), Danish former professional footballer who played from 1983 to 1988
- Casper Ulrich Mortensen (b. 1989), Danish silver medalist handball player, member of the Denmark National Team
- ... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Suggested Readings for the name Mortensen | + |
- Descendants of Hans Jorgen Thomsen and Ane Kjerstine Ditlevsen of Kjes, Denmark by Frances Hansen Ehrig.
- Lie Descendants by Ingmar Adelbert Lee.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Mortensen migration to the United States 
