| ![Show Contents]() Asmussen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of AsmussenWhat does the name Asmussen mean? The surname Asmussen is a patronymic name derived from the German personal name Erasmus (which in turn was derived from the Latinized form of the Greek word "erasmos," meaning love), borne by an early Christian saint. 1 Generally, many of the family evolved the name to Rasmussen in Denmark. The suffix '-sen' is translatable as 'son of.' Erasmus is a notable forename that dates back to Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), a Christian saint and martyr. This saint gave rise to the forename in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries including: Erasmus of Lueg, the 15th century renowned robber baron; Erasmus Grasser (c. 1450-c. 1515), the German master builder and sculptor; Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553), the German astronomer and mathematician; Erasmus Finx (1627-1694), also known as Erasmus Francisci, the German polymath, author, and writer; and later in England, Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), English physician and poet, grandfather of Charles Darwin. Early Origins of the Asmussen familyThe surname Asmussen was first found in Denmark where surnames were generally not adopted by the general population until the nineteenth century. In 1828 the Danish government ordered that children at baptism be given a "family name" along with a "first name". A second law (1860) made the family name hereditary. Early History of the Asmussen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Asmussen research. The years 1466, 1536, 1585 and 1652 are included under the topic Early Asmussen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Asmussen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rasmussen, Rasmusen, Asmussen, Rasmus, Asmus, Erasmus and many more. Early Notables of the Asmussen family- Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585-1652) was a Danish Lutheran clergyman, theologian and professor who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand...
| Contemporary Notables of the name Asmussen (post 1700) | + |
- Donald "Don" Asmussen (1962-2021), American cartoonist working for the San Francisco Chronicle and Universal Press Syndicate
- W. Asmussen, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 12th District, 1877-80 2
- Theodore S. Asmussen, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1919 3
- Svend Asmussen (1916-2017), Danish jazz violinist
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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