Gunderson is a variant spelling of Gundersen, a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Gunnarr", an Old Norse form of Gunnar meaning "war warrior", made up from Old Norse elements gunnr (war) and arr (warrior); making it a cognate of Gunther, the name of a historical king who appears in the Germanic saga Nibelungenlied. Usage: Norwegian, Swedish Variants: Gundersen (Norwegian, Danish)… Continue reading Gunderson
Nylund is a Scandinavian (specifically Norwegian) surname meaning "new grove", made up from Norwegian elements ny (new) and lund (grove). Usage: Norwegian, Scandinavian
Sorbo is an Italian surname meaning "sorb apple" or "service tree", likely a habitational name for someone who lived near a service tree (Sorbus domestica in Latin). It comes from Latin sorbus (sorb; service tree; Sorbus domestica) which derives from a PIE root word. Spelled Sørbø, it's a Norwegian surname made up from Old Norse saurr (dirt, filth,… Continue reading Sorbo
A History of Surnames 