Olofsson
Olofsson is a common Swedish patronymic surname. It literally means "son of Olof". The common surname Olsson is a contraction of Olofsson.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 95.1% of all known bearers of the surname Olofsson were residents of Sweden, 1.1% of Norway and 1.0% of the United States.
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties:[1]
- 1. Jämtland (1:86)
- 2. Gotland (1:112)
- 3. Västerbotten (1:117)
- 4. Norrbotten (1:173)
- 5. Blekinge (1:184)
- 6. Västernorrland (1:238)
- 7. Kronoberg (1:316)
- 8. Skåne (1:353)
- 9. Kalmar (1:375)
- 10. Västra Götaland (1:379)
People
- Anna Carin Olofsson (born 1973), biathlete
- Clark Olofsson (born 1947), criminal
- Eva Olofsson (born 1952), Left Party politician, member of the parliament
- Ingjald Olofsson, mythical king of Värmland
- Johan Olofsson (born 1976), snowboarder
- Kjell Olofsson (born 1965), former footballer.
- Linda Olofsson (born 1972), former freestyle swimmer
- Linda Olofsson (born 1973), TV-journalist
- Maud Olofsson (born 1955), Centre Party politician, Minister for Enterprise and Energy
- Niclas Olofsson (born 1975), former floorball player
- Pale Olofsson (born 1947), rock musician, actor
- Peter Olofsson (born 1957), former handball player
- Sverker Olofsson (born 1947), TV-personality
- Placid Olofsson (1916 - 2017), Hungarian Benedictine monk, priest, teacher and Gulag victim
It may also refer to:
- 8697 Olofsson, Main-belt Asteroid
See also
References
John Arndt Olofsson (born 1946), Professor of Environmental Engineering
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