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Bjorn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bjorn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Bjorn, aged 17, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of New York" in 1848 1
  • L. A. Bjorn, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Spartan" in 1858 1
  • Walburga Bjorn, aged 20, Norwegian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Hammonia" in 1861 1
  • L. Bjorn, aged 27, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Hammonia" in 1861 1
  • Eliza Bjorn, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Paston" in 1866 1
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Bjorn migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bjorn Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century
  • Harold Bjorn, aged 23, Scandinavian settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Yorck" in 1907 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bjorn (post 1700) +

  • Gun Nathalie Björn (b. 1997), Swedish professional footballer
  • Evert Björn (1888-1974), Swedish athlete, who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics
  • Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn (1931-2024), Swedish ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor, inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998
  • Thomas Bjorn (b. 1971), Danish professional golfer
  • Kristian Bjorn (1919-1993), Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s
  • Claus Ebbe Bjørn (1944-2005), Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
  • Jocelyn Bjorn Lovell (1950-2016), English-born, Canadian three-time gold medalist cyclist who was injured by a truck while in training making him a quadriplegic, inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1985
  • Ronald Bjorn Jensen (b. 1936), American mathematician awarded the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research in 2003
  • Herman Bjorn Dahle (1855-1920), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1899-1903 3
  • Bjorn "Lillebjorn" Falk Nilsen (1950-2024), Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  2. National Archives of Australia retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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