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Svensen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Svensen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Johannes Svensen, aged 49, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Imperator" from La Romana and Santa Domingo 1
  • Gustav Svensen, aged 61, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Hamlet" from Bergen 1
  • Osbjorn Harry Svensen, aged 18, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Talabot" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 1
  • Wilhelm Svensen, aged 39, who arrived in America 1919 aboard the ship "Nepos" from Guanoco, Venezuela 1
  • Martin Svensen, aged 55, who arrived in New York in 1919 from Tampico, Mexico 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Svensen (post 1700) +

  • Alf Erik Gillis Svensén (1893-1935), Swedish gold medalist gymnast at the 1920 Summer Olympics
  • June Svensen (b. 1954), Norwegian compound archer at the 2015 World Archery Championships
  • Henrik Svensen (1904-2007), Norwegian jurist and politician, County Governor of Aust-Agder (1961–1974)
  • Helge Svensen (b. 1953), Norwegian silver medalist luger at the 1976 European Championships
  • Asfrid Svensen (b. 1936), Norwegian literary historian and professor of Nordic literature at the University of Oslo


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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