Eskildsen
Eskildsen is a surname of Dano-Norwegian origin, and is most popularly used as a surname in the countries of Denmark and Norway. The first instance of the surname Eskildsen being used was in 1718 in what is now Akershus County, Norway. The first record of an Eskildsen immigration to the United States came in 1869. The surname also has variants such as Esckilsen ', Eskilsson, and Eskildson'.
Notable people with the surname Eskildsen include:
- Eigil Eskildsen, Danish GLBT rights pioneer
- Brett Eskildsen, American football player
- Joakim Eskildsen, Danish photographer
- Rosario María Gutiérrez Eskildsen, Mexican linguist and lexicographer
- Dr. Erik Esckilsen Professor at Champlain College and author of multiple works
- Dr. Lee A. Esckilsen Jr., Professor at Johnson & Wales University
- Dr. Scott Joseph Esckilsen, MD, Doctor in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Andrew Lawrence Esckilsen, First recorded Esckilsen in America
- Clinton Esckilsen, served in the military and served at the Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard Complex