Nordlund History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Sweden

The Nordlund surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place name, perhaps from Norden in Devon, or from Norton Green in Kent.

Early Origins of the Nordlund family

The surname Nordlund was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Nordlund family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nordlund research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1430, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1548, 1600, 1612, 1625, 1654 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Nordlund History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nordlund Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Norden, Nordene, Nordon and others.

Early Notables of the Nordlund family

Distinguished members of the family include John Norden (1612-1669), an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1669; and John Norden (1548-1625), an...
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Nordlund migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nordlund Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Nordlund, aged 28, who landed in New York, NY in 1869 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Nordlund (post 1700) +

Beth Lape Nordlund, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 2000 2
Gerd Harriet Linnéa Nordlund (1954-2023), Swedish-Sami actress, screenwriter and author

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html