Hjort
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Hjort, a nickname from hjort (“hart, stag”).
Proper noun
Hjort (plural Hjorts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hjort is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Hjort is most common among White (95.04%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hjort”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.