Olsson

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Olsson.

Proper noun

Olsson (plural Olssons)

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

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

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈulso(n)/, /ˈuːlso(n)/, /ˈuːɽ.so(n)/, /ˈul.sa/, /ˈuːɽ.sa/
  • (Selbu) IPA(key): /ˈuːɽ.sã/,

Proper noun

Olsson m

  1. patronymic for the son of Olav or Ola

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Olsson c (genitive Olssons)

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic
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