Svendsen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Sweden

Svendsen Ranking

In the United States, the name Svendsen is the 14,463^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Svendsen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Svendsen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hanne Christine Svendsen, aged 32, who arrived in New York, NY in 1869 2
Jen Johan Svendsen, aged 34, who landed in New York, NY in 1869 2

Svendsen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Svendsen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Hans Svendsen, aged 24, a joiner, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Forfarshire" in 1873 3
Sarah Svendsen, aged 32, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Forfarshire" in 1873 3
Louis Svendsen, aged 9, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Forfarshire" in 1873 3
Johanne Svendsen, aged 8 months, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Forfarshire" in 1873 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Svendsen (post 1700) +

Arnljot Ole Strømme Svendsen (1921-2022), Norwegian economist and Conservative politician
Emil Hegle Svendsen (b. 1985), Norwegian winner of four gold, and a sliver Olympic medals for biathlon at the 2010, and 1014 games

Citations +

"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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 6th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html