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Updated March 13, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Americanized spelling of Swedish Haraldsson or Norwegian Haraldsen, patronymics from the personal name Harald, Old Norse Haraldr (see Harold).
  • Scottish : patronymic from the Scandinavian personal name Harald.

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