Scandinavian names ending in -sen are common everywhere that a lot of

Jun 3, 2024
5:53:04pm

Lord Jim All-American

Scandinavians settled. Same thing with English names like Smith and Young. When I think of Mormon names I think of names less common outside of LDS circles but very common with us like Udall, Kimball, Allred, Bangerter, etc

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Lord Jim

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POLL: Do you have a common mormon surname?

carlstud

Jun 3, 5:35pm

like what?

Cougarclaw

Jun 3, 5:36pm

Does it mean GA surname? Or like “Sorensen”? Or something that’s a

BaseCoug

Jun 3, 5:38pm

I guess what I was thinking of when I wrote it was the surname goes back to

carlstud

Jun 3, 5:39pm

So you are asking "Do you have pioneer ancestors on your paternal side?"

BYUtka

Jun 3, 5:41pm

Sure but more broad than that

carlstud

Jun 3, 5:44pm

Young, Hatch, Mecham, sorenson Ones where every ward youve ever been in

carlstud

Jun 3, 5:38pm

Christensen belongs I think

mokelembembe

Jun 3, 5:48pm

Scandinavian names ending in -sen are common everywhere that a lot of

Lord Jim

Jun 3, 5:53pm

Quick check....Smith is the surname for 4.5 million v. 240k for Christensen. I get what you are saying but if you

mokelembembe

Jun 3, 6:02pm

And Shumway, Pratt, Whetten, Benson, Nielsen, and Romney.

Japan Coug

Jun 3, 6:09pm

I've never been in a ward with a Mecham

RenoCoug

Jun 3, 6:52pm

... Maybe... It is a common surname in general, not just in LDS circles...

BYUtka

Jun 3, 5:36pm

Just pick the surname of any polygamist in the 1800s

Ted Lasso

Jun 3, 5:39pm

Smith

dug

Jun 3, 5:37pm

I once knew a man with a wooden leg, named Smith.

BYUtka

Jun 3, 5:39pm

RE: I once knew a man with a wooden leg, named Smith.

Tricky

Jun 3, 5:45pm

A guy at work has the first name Smith, and sure enough, turns out he's LDS.

Japan Coug

Jun 3, 6:33pm

Not particularly common but it is one that is pretty much only found among LDS

Lord Jim

Jun 3, 5:40pm

Like Neltson or Jentsen?

Doogal McCougar

Jun 3, 5:52pm

Definitely not common, but just common enough that when I hear it pronounced

BigD Coug

Jun 3, 5:57pm

Like Ballard, Christensen, Allred, Kimball, Nielsen, Sorenson, Edwards, Jensen?

Forzaitalia

Jun 3, 5:57pm

RE: Like Ballard, Christensen, Allred, Kimball, Nielsen, Sorenson, Edwards,

Japan Coug

Jun 3, 6:10pm

I had Nielsen but agree on the others

Forzaitalia

Jun 3, 6:11pm

Someone above mentioned Udall & Bangerter, which I agree with.

Japan Coug

Jun 3, 6:13pm

Not nordic-level common, but my namesake was a prolific polygamist so it's not

shoganai

Jun 3, 6:17pm

Never met a church member outside my immediate family and cousins with my last name.

kccougar

Jun 3, 6:26pm

My surname: common LDS. My mom's maiden name, and my wife's maiden name: very

Japan Coug

Jun 3, 6:32pm

I’ve never met anyone with my surname that wasn’t a member. Or that isn’t

Cosmodiar

Jun 3, 6:48pm

Everyone with my surname who is a member is like a second cousin,

BaseCoug

Jun 3, 7:00pm

well, what is it?

qwerew

Jun 3, 7:24pm

Definitely English but not terribly typical

Ray Shoesmith

Jun 3, 7:36pm

Not really. But there are more of us than there should be thanks to polygamy.

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