🇩🇰 Denmark · Danish
Denmark Family Tree
Danish genealogy benefits from excellent church records dating back to 1645 and census records from 1787. Most records have been digitized and are freely available online.
Denmark naming patterns
Denmark used a patronymic system similar to Sweden and Norway. The most common surnames (Jensen, Nielsen, Hansen) all end in "-sen" (son of). Fixed surnames became mandatory by law in 1828.
Common Denmark surnames
Where to find Denmark records
- SA.dk (Danish National Archives, free)
- FamilySearch Denmark
- Ancestry Denmark
- MyHeritage (headquartered in Israel but strong Danish records)
Migration history
Approximately 300,000 Danes emigrated to North America between 1860-1930, settling primarily in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.
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