Olsson Last Name Facts and Heraldry

The same name, two spellings: Olsson and Olson. Its meaning, shared with Olson, is “Son of Olaf”.

Spelling and variants

The extra “s” in Olsson is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The 2010 US Census counted 2,615 people named Olsson, ranking it number 11,954 among American surnames. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Spain's INE counts 233 residents with Olsson as first surname and 82 with it as second.

Family crest and blazon

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

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