Roinestad

Roinestad (Røynestad) is a hamlet of Kvinesdal municipality, Agder, Norway.

Geography
Røynestad is located 7km north of the municipal seat of Kvinesdal, on the river Kvina. It is contiguous with the village of Storekvina. It is 135m above sea level.

As surname
As typical in Norwegian tradition, persons who inhabited that area known as "Roinestad" in Kvinesdal adopted the name as their family (last) name. While Roinestad (sometimes spelled "Roynestad") is not a common name, there are some Norwegian and United States residents with this name. Most notably Brooklyn, New York has a relatively high concentration of Roinestads who migrated from Kvinesdal at various times.