Etymology

Samuelson

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Today it means: An English and Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Samuel. Full definition →

Middle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu
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  1. EnglishSamuel
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  5. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  7. Old Englishsunu
  8. Middle Englishsone
  9. English todaySamuelson

From Samuel + -son.

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