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Early Origins of the Nordell family

The surname Nordell was first found in various places throughout Sweden as the name is derived from the Old Norse word for north. The name was originally a topographic name adopted by someone who lived to the north of a main settlement. When surnames finally became mandatory in Sweden in the 19th century, Nordell, or one of the many compound names created from it were often adopted ornamentally, that is, the bearers did not necessarily have any association with the meaning of the name. These compound names used such suffixes as "dahl" (valley), "stedt" (homestead), "ström" (river), and others.

Early History of the Nordell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nordell research. The year 1815 is included under the topic Early Nordell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nordell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nord, Nordh, Noren, Norden, Norin, Nordin, Norell, Nordell, Norlin, Nordling, Norelius, Norberg, Nordberg, Norrby, Nordahl, Norqvist, Nordström and many more.

Early Notables of the Nordell family

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United States Nordell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nordell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Nordell, who arrived in Virginia in 1666 1
Nordell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Nordell, aged 7, originally from Korsor, arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Saale" from Bremen, Germany 2
  • Marie Nordell, aged 30, originally from Korsor, arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Saale" from Bremen, Germany 2
  • Ester Nordell, arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Saale" from Bremen, Germany 2
  • Marie Nordell, arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Saale" from Bremen, Germany 2
Nordell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Earl Nordell, aged 4, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "United States" from Copenhagen, Denmark 2
  • Minnil Nordell, aged 30, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "United States" from Copenhagen, Denmark 2
  • Anna Viola Nordell, aged 19, originally from Danderyd, Sweden, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Drottningholm" from Gothenburg, Sweden 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Nordell (post 1700) +

  • Peter W. Nordell (b. 1966), American gold and bronze medalist rower at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1987 World Rowing Championships
  • Jessica "Jess" Nordell, American comedy writer
  • F.A. Nordell, Swedish businessman, co-founder of Salora Oy was a Finnish electronics company headquartered in Salo in 1928
  • N. Nordell, Swedish researcher at the National Defense Research Institute, S-581 11 Linköping, Sweden
  • Anna Sara Christina Nordell (b. 1982), birth name of Anna Sara Christina Engh, a Swedish contemporary pop singer


  1. 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)
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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