Olsson

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Olsson

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swedish Olsson.

Proper noun[edit]

Olsson (plural Olssons)

A surname from Swedish.

Statistics[edit]

According to the 2010 United States Census, Olsson is the 11954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2615 individuals. Olsson is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olsson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of Olavsson, from Olavs +‎ -son (“son”, patronymic).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈulso(n)/, /ˈuːlso(n)/, /ˈuːɽ.so(n)/, /ˈul.sa/, /ˈuːɽ.sa/
(Selbu) IPA^(key): /ˈuːɽ.sã/, [ˈù̞ːɽ.sɐ̞̃̌]

Proper noun[edit]

Olsson m

patronymic for the son of Olav or Ola

Related terms[edit]

Olavsdotter

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a patronymic form Olas or Olofs +‎ -son "son of <Ola or Olof>".

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Olsson c (genitive Olssons)

a common surname originating as a patronymic

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