Clausen
Clausen [ˈklauˀsən] is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning child of Claus, Claus being a German form of the Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos, (cf. Nicholas), used in Denmark at least since the 16th century.[1] The spelling variant Klausen has identical pronunciation (as does the often interchangeable Claussen). The two variants are number 34 and 85 on the top100 of surnames in Denmark.[2] Occurrences of Clausen/Klausen as a surname outside Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein are due to immigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Clauson.
People
- Alden W. Clausen, (1923-2013), American businessman and former President of the World Bank
- Alf Clausen (born 1941), American film and television musical composer
- Andrea Clausen (born 1959), German stage actress (Burgtheater, Vienna)
- Arne Clausen (born 1932), Argentine Methodist Pastor
- Casey Clausen (born 1981), American football player
- Christopher John Clausen (born 1942), American writer
- Claus Clausen (1899-1989), German film actor
- Claus Kristian Randolph Clausen (1869–1958), US Navy officer in Spanish–American War.
- Claus Lauritz Clausen (1820-1892), pioneer Lutheran minister, military chaplain and politician.
- Connie Clausen (1923-1997), US actress, author
- Donald Holst Clausen (born 1923), US politician
- Frits Clausen (1893-1947), the leader of the Danish Nazi Party before the Second World War
- George Clausen (1852-1944), a British painter
- Henrik Nicolai Clausen (1793-1877), Danish theologian and statesman
- Henry Christian Clausen (1905-1993), American lawyer
- Hugh Clausen OBE (1888–1972), British naval armaments engineer[3]
- Major General Hugh J. Clausen (1926–2009), Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Army[4]
- Jens Clausen (1891-1969), a Danish-American botanist and geneticist
- Jimmy Clausen (born 1987), US football player
- John Adam Clausen (1914-1996), American sociologist
- John Henry Clausen (1852-1930), farmer[5]
- Jørgen Mads Clausen (born 1948), Danish industry magnate
- Kasper Klausen (born 1982), Danish footballer
- Lars Clausen (1935-2010), German sociologist
- Mads Clausen (1905-1966), Danish industrialist and father of Jørgen Mads Clausen
- Néstor Clausen (born 1962), Argentine footballer
- Nicolai Clausen (1911-1943), German U-boat commander
- Raymond M. Clausen, Jr. (1947-2004), US war hero
- René Clausen (born 1953), American composer
- Rick Clausen (born 1982), American football player
- Sally Clausen (born 1945), American educational administrator
- Thomas Clausen (mathematician) (1801-1885), Danish mathematician and astronomer
- Thomas Clausen (musician) (born 1949), Danish jazz pianist
- Thomas Clausen (Louisiana) (1939-2002), American education superintendent, brother of Sally Clausen
Places
- Clausen, Luxembourg, a quarter in Luxembourg City
- Clausen, Germany, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate and site of a former US Army chemical weapons facility
Other
- Clausen function, a mathematical function
References
- ↑ Søndergaard, Georg (2000) Danske For- og Efternavne. Askholms Forlag. ISBN 87-90721-17-9
- ↑ University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section
- ↑ "Hugh Clausen". Grace's Guide.
- ↑ "Major General (Ret) Hugh J. Clausen". Robinson Funeral Home.
- ↑ John Henry Clausen
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