Ibsen (name)

Ibsen is a Danish surname most commonly associated with the Norwegian playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen (whose family was of Danish origin). The name may also appear as Ebsen. The name is originally a patronymic, meaning "son of Ib" (Ib is a Danish variant of Jacob); however, Henrik Ibsen's family had used the name as a "frozen" patronymic (i.e. a permanent family name) since the 17th century.

Henrik Ibsen's family

 * Ibsen (family), including
 * Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)
 * Suzannah Ibsen (1836–1914), wife of Henrik Ibsen
 * Sigurd Ibsen (1859–1930), Norwegian author and politician, son of Henrik and Suzannah Ibsen
 * Tancred Ibsen (1893–1978), Norwegian filmmaker and actor, son of Sigurd Ibsen
 * Lillebil Ibsen (1899–1989), Norwegian dancer and actress, wife of Tancred Ibsen

Other people named Ibsen

 * given name
 * Ibson Dana Elcar (1927–2005), actor
 * Ibsen Martínez (born 1951), Venezuelan journalist and playwright


 * surname
 * Bergliot Ibsen (1869–1953), Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer
 * Bjørn Aage Ibsen (1915–2007), Danish anesthetist and inventor of intensive-care medicine
 * Frederik Ibsen (born 1997), Danish footballer
 * Michael Ibsen (born 1958), English cabinetmaker whose DNA allowed the skeleton of King Richard III of England to be identified
 * Rikke Ibsen (born 1990), Danish sport shooter
 * Zak Ibsen (born 1972), American soccer player
 * Zeno Ibsen Rossi (born 2000), English footballer