Norrbom Surname

[David MacKinnon]

Can anyone tell me the origin of the surname of Norrbom? I have heard that it was an honorary name bestowed by royalty on a deserving military man. I have an ancestor by the name of Anders Norrbom, who was a grenadier. Thank you.

[Ann Little]

Hi David,
 
I'm answering your posting in the hope that it will attract the attention of somebody more knowledgable than myself. In the meantime I will 'stick my neck out' and say that the name Norrbom, is just an ordinary soldier name.  
 
Kind regards,
Ann Little

[Krister Wedholm]

Hi,
 
Do you know where and when he was soldier? There was a grenadier from Vist parish, Östergötland called Nils Jönsson Norrström who had the permission to change his name to Norrbom (in 1735). His predecessor was Anders Larsson Norrström.