Hjort

See also: hjort

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Hjort, a nickname from hjort (“hart, stag”).

Proper noun

Hjort (plural Hjorts)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Hjort is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Hjort is most common among White (95.04%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hjort”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.

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