Norgaard

Origine et histoire

A habitational surname derived from the Old Danish 'nor' (narrow inlet, fjord) and 'gard' (farm, estate, yard), meaning 'farm by the narrow inlet' or 'north farm' (also possible from 'nord' meaning north, contracted to nor). Gaard-compound surnames are a distinctively Danish type, reflecting the agricultural estate names that became hereditary family names in rural Jutland. Norgaard is predominantly associated with western and northern Jutland. Approximately 31,000 Danes bear this surname.