The solheim Surname

solheim Name Meaning and History

Norwegian: habitational name from any of thirty or more farmsteads, notably in Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane, so named from Old Norse Sólheimr, a compound of sól ‘sun’ + heimr ‘home’, ‘farmstead’.

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The solheim name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the solheim family name as far back in history as possible.

solheim Family Facts

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Distribution of solheim Families in the US in 1920

Number of solheim families

12-22

5-11

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Johanna	ARoushar	0
Peder Olai Solheim b. 25 Mar 1871	exedtchr	0
Herleik Elvindsen SOLHEIM	BecEsc	0
Oswald J. Solheim	rgehringer	0
Wilheim Gerhard Solheim, May 3, 1898 - May 15, 1978, memorbilia	widofox	0
Siguard Olaf Solheim m. Borghild Wilhelmsen, Michigan	Judy_Lyne	0
solheim family	aatherens1	1
Barbara Arnesen Family Search	Eleanor Christenson	2
Solheim	Daryl Thompson	0
Norway to Crookston, MN	@@ssolheim@netzero.net	6

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