Mathiasen is a Danish- Norwegian

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

surname meaning "son of Mathias" (equivalent of the Biblical Μαθθαιος, cf. English Matthew). Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiasen and Matthiassen. A similar diversity of forms exist for the parallel

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

Mathies/Mathis. Though not a hard and fast rule, generally spellings with a single s are Danish and a double ss are Norwegian. There are several people with the

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Mathiasen: * Jakob Mathiasen, Danish athlete * Dwight Mathiasen (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player * Dennis Mathiasen (born 1981), Danish handball players Matthiasen may refer to: * Niels Matthiasen, Danish politician Mathiassen may refer to: *

Therkel Mathiassen Therkel Mathiassen (5 September 1892, in Favrbo, Denmark – 14 March 1967) was a Danish archaeologist, anthropologist, cartographer, and ethnographer notable for his scientific study of the Arctic. Career Mathiassen and Peter Freuchen took par ...

(1892–1967), Danish archaeologist

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