> Norma <norma@geneanet.org> a écrit dans le message : > > We generally accept that the usage of surnames began in the 12th > > century, although there are exceptions to this statement. Generally, > > http://www.geneanet.org/chronic.php3?lang=en&news=CH12 In Norway common people estblished their family surnames about 1850-1923 (in 1923 by law). Most rural people chose their farm name, the address name, as a family name (category 4). Most town people and fishermen chose their father's patronymic name as family surname (category 1). Surnames in Norway of category 2 and 3 are usually older and have foreign origin. One site about Norwegian surnames: http://www.borgos.nndata.no/names.htm Harald Storaker