Olson

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

In the USA, a common anglicization of Swedish Olsson and Danish and Norwegian Olsen, all meaning "son of Olaf".

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊlsən/

Proper noun

Olson

  1. A patrilineal surname from Swedish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Olson is the 157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 164,035 individuals. Olson is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.

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