Norway and Norwegian Ancestry

This group is for anyone interested in any Norwegian surnames.

A list about where your ancestors came from in Norway

We will try to make a list for where your ancestors came from in Norway.

My ancestors come from Målselv, Hamarøya, Tolgen, Kvikne, Drammen, Kongsberg, Grue, Østre Toten, Vang (Hedmark)
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    Lynn Anderson

    My family came from Oslo, Sør Odal, Strøm, Vinger, Kongsvinger, Velta, Galterud, Eidskog (some still there).
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      Patti Phears

      One side of my family is from KarmØy Island in Rogaland, and my family name is Oien, coming from, I assume, Oien, in Nordland.

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        Eva Pritchard

        My ancestors came from eastern Finnmark, mainly Vadsø, Vardø, Tana, and further back some came from northern Finland and Sweden. My adopted fathers family came from Sogn, mainly Hyllestad and that area.