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Scandinavian females did not assume their husband's surname when they married. They carried their maiden surname throughout their life. Record keepers recorded what their ears heard, and spelled what they heard the way they thought it should be spelled. You have to think phonetically when doing any kind of search in any country's records. | Scandinavian females did not assume their husband's surname when they married. They carried their maiden surname throughout their life. Record keepers recorded what their ears heard, and spelled what they heard the way they thought it should be spelled. You have to think phonetically when doing any kind of search in any country's records. | ||
For more information about the practice in a specific country see [[Denmark Personal Names]], [[Finland Personal Names]], [[Iceland Personal Names]], [[Norway | For more information about the practice in a specific country see [[Denmark Personal Names]], [[Finland Personal Names]], [[Iceland Personal Names]], [[Norway Naming Customs]], or [[Sweden Personal Names]]. For more information about given names, see the [[Scandinavian Given Names]]. | ||
[[Category:Nordic Countries]] | [[Category:Nordic Countries]] | ||
[[Category:Naming Customs]] | [[Category:Naming Customs]] | ||
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