Abodes in Fet 1865 - 1900

(Rælingen included)

Some people who emigrated from Fet in the period after 1865 might have chosen a name from one of these farms and properties as a family name on arrival in North America or elsewhere. Most of these farms still exist and many of the names are today used as family names here in Fet..

The spelling of the names is the one used in the census of 1865.

• Family names were not used by most people in Norway until about the year 1900.
• 1850-1920 was a period when a lot of Norwegians emigrated to North America in particular.
• On arrival they were asked for their family name. Some answered by giving their father's first name and added sen (son of) (Hans-sen) (patronymic).
• Some chose the name of the farm they came from, or had lived on, as their family name.