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Norwegian topographic surname
Awsumb
Vinger Church in Hedmark
Origin
Meaningås = hill or ridge
Region of originVinger, Norway
Other names
Variant form(s)Åsum, Aasum, and Aasumb

Awsumb is a Norwegian toponymic surname. It is derived from an ancient farm in Vinger, Norway. The spelling Awsumb is an anglicization of Aasumb used by some Norwegian emigrants to the United States. The Old Norse farm name Aasumb consists of the words for ridge (ås) and home (umb). Aasumb is an older, variant form of Åsum, which is a common surname and place name in Scandinavia.

People with the surname

References

  1. "History". Awsumb. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  2. Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Awsumb". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

See also

Åsum (disambiguation)

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