The Mortenson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,306 people carried this name — #7,710 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,116 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Mortenson surname

A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen, equivalent to Morten + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mortenson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Mortenson in American newspapers,
1919–1925.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Mortenson
The Washington Daily News 1923-07-24
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mortenson
The Washington Times 1919-10-24
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Mortenson
The Washington Daily News 1925-08-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,701 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mortenson in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

500 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mortenson. The most, 136, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 204
New South Wales 154
Victoria 93
Tasmania 22
Western Australia 12
ACT (Canberra) 3
South Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mortenson.

Who carried it

People named Mortenson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Mortenson
    Daniel Mortenson 1860–1924 · editor
  • August Mortenson 1829– · politician
  • Mary Holway 1872–1965 · botanical collector

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mortenson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States358 records

358 records of the Mortenson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 113
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 76
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 53
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raymond E. Mortenson

    Born 1914 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Olef Mortenson

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 34; laborer. From Copenkegan, Germany; bound for Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Byron R. Mortenson

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1997; buried at Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, North Dakota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 358 records for Mortenson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia43 records

43 records of the Mortenson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Caren Mortenson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Herschel, aged 38.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edmen Francis Mortenson

    Retired painter of Sth Belmore, N S W; died 1976.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Andrew Mortenson

    Died 1924 in Public Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Mortenson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Mortenson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Morton Bernard Mortenson

    Buried in 2001 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 100.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Theodore Ralph Mortenson

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Florence Eleanor Mortenson

    Married 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Mortenson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Mortenson name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Neroel J. Mortenson

    In the population register of Apeldoorn; born 1908 in Maijfield (V.s.).

    Open Archives, CODA (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Newell Joseph Mortenson

    In the population register of Middelburg; born 1905.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Newel Joseph Mortenson

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Mortenson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Mortenson

    Second Lieutenant. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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