Stoltenberg.
a surname from German [in turn transferred from the place name], originally a habitational surname from a place named Stoltenberg
Meaning & usage
a surname from German [in turn transferred from the place name], originally a habitational surname from a place named Stoltenberg
a municipality of Plön district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Where this word comes from
Derived from German Stoltenberg (“habitational surname”), originally referring to someone from one of several places named Stoltenberg. The Low German place name is traditionally interpreted as “proud hill”, corresponding to German stolz (“proud”) and Berg (“hill, mountain”). The Norwegian family is documented in Tønsberg from the 17th century and is traced to the churchwarden Henrik Monssen, born around 1590. Compare German Stoltenberg and Danish Stoltenberg (“surnames”).
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