Bjorn Family History
Bjorn Name Meaning
Danish and Norwegian (Bjørn); Swedish (Björn): from a personal name and nickname meaning ‘bear’ (Old Norse bjorn). The Norwegian name is often a shortened form of any of various habitational names from places named with this word, e.g. Bjørnsplass. In Swedish it is ornamental in some cases.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press