Olsson
Olsson is a common Swedish surname. It is a contraction of the surname Olofsson and it literally means "son of Olof" and seldom also "son of Ola".
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 87.6% of all known bearers of the surname Olsson were residents of Sweden, 3.2% of the United States, 2.2% of Denmark, 1.8% of Norway and 1.2% of Australia.
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties:[1]
- 1. Blekinge (1:35)
- 2. Värmland (1:40)
- 3. Gävleborg (1:53)
- 4. Skåne (1:56)
- 5. Jämtland (1:62)
- 6. Dalarna (1:72)
- 7. Gotland (1:72)
- 8. Kalmar (1:74)
- 9. Västra Götaland (1:79)
- 10. Västernorrland (1:86)
People
- Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942), British artist
- Arne Olsson, 20th century Lutheran bishop
- Dan Olsson, Swedish businessman, CEO of Stena Sphere
- Börje Kenny Olsson (1977–2007), speedway racer
- Christian Olsson (born 1980), athlete
- Holmfrid Olsson (1943–2009), Swedish biathlete
- Ingela Olsson (born 1958), actress
- Jan Olof Olsson (1920–1974), writer and journalist
- Johan Olsson (ice hockey) (born 1978), ice hockey forward
- Johan Olsson (skier) (born 1980), cross country skier
- Jonas Olsson (born 1970), football manager and former footballer
- Jonas Olsson (born 1983), footballer
- Karolina Olsson (1861–1950), Swedish woman who hibernated for three decades
- Marcus Olsson (born 1988), footballer and brother of Martin
- Martin Olsson (born 1988), footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League
- Mathias Olsson (born 1973), former professional ice hockey defenceman
- Nigel Olsson (born 1949), English rock drummer
- Otto Olsson (1879–1964), composer and organist
- Peter A. Olsson (born 1941), American psychiatrist
- Peter Olsson (bassist) (–), bassist
- Salina Olsson (born 1978), Swedish Olympic football player
- Sandy Olsson, character played by Olivia Newton-John in the movie version of Grease
- Sten Allan Olsson (1916–2013), founder of Stena Line
- Tage William-Olsson (1888–1960), architect
- Tony Olsson (born 1965), former speedway runner
- Ulf Olsson (1951-2010), murderer
- Vic Olsson, New Zealand rower
See also
References
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