Olsson
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Olsson (plural Olssons)
- A surname from Swedish.
Statistics edit
- 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 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
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Originally a patronymic form Olas or Olofs + -son "son of <Ola or Olof>".
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Olsson c (genitive Olssons)
- a common surname originating as a patronymic