Haugland (name)
This article is about a common Norwegian surname. For other uses, see Haugland.
| Haugland | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | "Howg-lan" (Norw); "Howg-land" (Eng) |
| Meaning | hill, knoll, or mound |
| Region of origin | Norway |
| Related names | Haugen, Haugan, Hauge |
Haugland is a Norwegian surname from any of numerous farmsteads in Norway. From Old Norse word haugr meaning hill or mound. Other derivatives include Hauge, Haugan and Haugen, all common Norwegian family names. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aage Haugland, Danish operatic bass
- Baard Madsen Haugland, Norwegian politician
- Bill Haugland, Canadian television news anchorman
- Brynhild Haugland, American Republican Party politician
- Curly Haugland, American politician, member of the RNC rules committee.
- Eugen Haugland, Norwegian triple jumper
- Hanne Haugland, Norwegian high jumper
- Ian Haugland, Swedish drummer
- Jens Haugland, Norwegian politician
- Jens Edv. Haugland, Norwegian politician
- John Haugland, Norwegian former rally driver
- Knut Haugland, Norwegian resistance fighter, noted explorer, and crewmember of Kon-Tiki
- Richard P. (Dick) Haugland, American scientist, inventor and philanthropist
- Sven A. Haugland (b. 1948), Norwegian organizational theorist
- Terje Haugland, Norwegian long jumper
- Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian leader of the Christian Democratic Party
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