| jwiborg | No, you can not assume that Gunder's last name was Erickson, or Eriksen as it would have been spelled in Norway.
The only "rule" for names in those days was that if your father was named Gunder, you would be a "Gundersen", if you were a man, and a Gundersdatter if you were female. Gunder-sen means "son of Gunder"
But:
A lot of parents named their children after their own parents. This could be the case in your scenario, but it's not a "rule".
Especially their firstborn child would often be named after one of the grand-parents, just to "honour" the grandparent.
Take this example: Let's say one "Erik Gundersen" (son of Gunder & Marie) & one "Ingeborg Hansdatter" (daughter of Hans & Berthe) got 4 children; son-daughter-son-daugher.
If they named their children after their own parents; it would of course look like this:
1. Gunder Eriksen
2. Marie Eriksdatter
3. Hans Eriksen
4. Berthe Eriksdatter
Allthough it was quite common, it was not a rule.
Jan Peter |