Behrendtsen Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behrendtsen belongs to the Behrens family of names, which has German roots.

The family name meaning is “Son of Bernd (Bernhard)”, the same as for Behrens. Behrendtsen is built on the same root as Behrens, with the ending -dtsen. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Behrendsen, Behrendts and Behrensen.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Behrendtsen, so the heraldry linked to Behrens is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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