Olsson

Borrowed from Swedish Olsson.

Olsson (plural Olssons)

1. A surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse].

• 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.

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

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

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

Olsson m

1. patronymic for the son of Olav or Ola

• Olavsdotter

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

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Olsson c (genitive Olssons)

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic