Olson

English

Alternative forms

• Olsson
• Oleson

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

Anagrams

• Solon, loons, snool, solon