Samuelsen is a Scandinavian

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

meaning "son of

Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

". There are alternative spellings such as the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the is ...

Samuelson Samuelson is an English-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Samuel (name), Samuel". There are alternative spellings such as the Scandinavian language, Scandinavian-origin Samuelsson and Samuelsen. It is uncommon as a given name. Samuelson m ...

and the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Samuelsson. It is uncommon as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Samuelsen may refer to: * Aage Samuelsen (1919–1987), Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer *

Alf Ivar Samuelsen Alf Ivar Samuelsen (28 February 1942 – 16 September 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Flakstad as a son of smallholder and fisher Ingleiv Samuelsen (1908–1964) and housewife Amy Pedersen (1906–2002). He r ...

(1942–2014), Norwegian politician *

Anders Samuelsen Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...

(born 1967), Danish politician * Andras Samuelsen (1873–1954), Faroese politician and Prime Minister * Frank Samuelsen (1870–1946), Norwegian-American who, with George Harbo, became the first to row across an ocean * Jone Samuelsen (born 1984), Norwegian footballer *

Símun Samuelsen Símun Samuelsen (born 21 May 1985 in Vágur) is a retired Faroese football striker who played as a right or left winger and current head coach of AB Argir. Career Club career He made his debut in Faroe Islands Premier League Football with ...

(born 1985), Faroese footballer

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