Last Name OLSSON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Son of Olof.
Origin Swedish, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Falkland, South african

Rank 11,628 (2000 US census) 12,552 (1990 US census)
Count 2,476 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.79%, or 2347 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.28%, or 7 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.97%, or 24 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.2%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.37%, or 34 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.38%, or 59 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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