Olesen Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Search old registers for Olesen and you will soon meet Olsen too. At root, the name means “Son of Ole (Olaf)”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Olsen and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

The extra “e” in Olesen is a spelling habit rather than a different name. The same family of names includes Ohlsen, Olssen and Ohlson.

1,988 Americans were listed as Olesen in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames. Want more than a summary? See the Olesen family name pack.