Clausen
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Clausen {IPA|'klauˀsən} is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son 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 indentical prononciation. The two variants are number 34 and 85 on the top100 of surnames in Denmark[2]. Occurrences of Clausen/Klausen as a given name outside Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein are due to immigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Clauson.
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[edit] People
- Alden W. Clausen, (born 1923), an American businessman and former President of the World Bank
- Alf Clausen (born 1941), an American film and television musical composer
- Andrea Clausen (born 1959), German actress (Burgtheater, Vienna)
- Casey Clausen (born 1981), an American football player
- 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), a Danish theologian and statesman
- Henry Christian Clausen (1905 - 1993), a US lawyer
- Jens Clausen (1891 – 1969), a Danish-American botanist and geneticist
- Jimmy Clausen (born 1987), a US football player
- Jørgen Mads Clausen (born 1948), a Danish industry magnate
- Kasper Klausen (born 1982), a Danish football player
- Lars Clausen (born 1935), a German sociologist
- Mads Clausen (1905 – 1966), a Danish industrialist and father of Jørgen Mads Clausen
- Mikkel Clausen (born 1975), a Danish filmmaker
- Néstor Clausen (born 1962), an Argentine footballer
- Raymond M. Clausen, Jr. (1947 – 2004), US war hero
- Rene Clausen, an American composer
- Rick Clausen (born 1982), an American football player
- Thomas Clausen (1801 – 1885), Danish mathematician and astronomer
- Thomas Clausen (born 1949), a Danish jazz pianist
[edit] 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
- Klausen, Italy - a municiplaity in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
[edit] Other
- Clausen function, a mathematical function
[edit] References
- ^ Søndergaard, Georg (2000) Danske For- og Efternavne. Askholms Forlag. ISBN 8790721176
- ^ [1] University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section
