| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Low German |
| Meaning | son of "Mommo, Momme" |
| Region of origin | Northern Germany |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | 1. Momber, Momper, Mommer 2. Mombert, Mompert, Mommert, Mommertz; Munibert |
Mommsen is a surname, and may refer to one of a family of German historians, see Mommsen family:
- Hans Mommsen (1930–2015), historian known for arguing a functionalist explanation of the Holocaust
- Norlin Mommsen (born 1957), American politician
- Preston Mommsen (born 1987), South African-born Scottish cricketer
- Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), classical scholar, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Wolfgang Mommsen (1930–2004), historian of 19th- and 20th-century Britain and Germany
See also
- Momsen (especially Charles Momsen)
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