Last Names - DETAILED INFO. on Meaning, and Origin!!?

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Last Names - DETAILED INFO. on Meaning, and Origin!!?

My last name is Olson, I want to know more about our family name and detailed meanings and origins. I know that Demark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Netherlands play parts into it, but give me a proffesional answer! Please Help! Thanks!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: oh my! the son of Ols is so common,,,, the "son of" was so common in Scandinavia, I read an article one of those countries was allowing free name changes a few years ago.

Here is an article you may find interesting:

http://www.last-names.net/articles/origi...

Definition: From the Old Norse "Oleifr," meaning "son of Olaf," or ancestor's relic.

Surname Origin: Scandinavian

Alternate Surname Spellings: OLSEN

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