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<br>'''The patronymic naming system lasted to the following time periods:''' | <br>'''The patronymic naming system lasted to the following time periods:''' | ||
== Denmark == | |||
If a Dane moved from the country into the city, he could have taken a farm or village name as his surname to be known by in the city records. Otherwise, as early as the 1850's in most major Danish cities (1828 in Copenhagen), the use of the patronymics began to be discontinued. In the countryside, the change from patronymics to using the same surname began around 1867. The key to finding out when the change is in that area, is to watch for the pattern in the records. Note if the child is always being given the surname of the father or if it is still being mixed. | If a Dane moved from the country into the city, he could have taken a farm or village name as his surname to be known by in the city records. Otherwise, as early as the 1850's in most major Danish cities (1828 in Copenhagen), the use of the patronymics began to be discontinued. In the countryside, the change from patronymics to using the same surname began around 1867. The key to finding out when the change is in that area, is to watch for the pattern in the records. Note if the child is always being given the surname of the father or if it is still being mixed. | ||
== Finland == | |||
The change from patronymics to set surname came about in the late 1880s to 1890s. | The change from patronymics to set surname came about in the late 1880s to 1890s. | ||
== Norway == | |||
When Norwegians moved into a city from about the 1850s on they could have used their farm names as a surname. In the countryside, a law was passed in 1875 to change to a set surname. At that point, Norwegian children could have been given the patronymic of their father, which they would not change in the next generation. They could have been given the surname their father had at that point, or they could have opted to go back and use their farm name as a surname when they became older. | When Norwegians moved into a city from about the 1850s on they could have used their farm names as a surname. In the countryside, a law was passed in 1875 to change to a set surname. At that point, Norwegian children could have been given the patronymic of their father, which they would not change in the next generation. They could have been given the surname their father had at that point, or they could have opted to go back and use their farm name as a surname when they became older. | ||
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It has been noted in both Danish and Norwegian records that sometimes a name has been crossed through, and another surname written in with reference made to the law dated 1875. To show you how individualistic Norwegians are, another law to choose a set surname had to be passed in 1905, basically saying, "Okay, now we really mean it." | It has been noted in both Danish and Norwegian records that sometimes a name has been crossed through, and another surname written in with reference made to the law dated 1875. To show you how individualistic Norwegians are, another law to choose a set surname had to be passed in 1905, basically saying, "Okay, now we really mean it." | ||
<br> | == <br>Sweden == | ||
A person moving into a big city as early as the 1860s could have chosen a name out of the air, their father's soldier name, or perhaps a trade mentor's name to be known by. Rarely was it a place name. In the countryside, the use of patronymics began to phase out in the 1860s to 1870s. | A person moving into a big city as early as the 1860s could have chosen a name out of the air, their father's soldier name, or perhaps a trade mentor's name to be known by. Rarely was it a place name. In the countryside, the use of patronymics began to phase out in the 1860s to 1870s. | ||
[[Category:Scandinavia]] | [[Category:Scandinavia]] | ||