Olsen
Olsen
82 000
Population
#14
Classement national
0,0%
de la population
Danish Names
Culture
Origine et histoire
Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Ole', the Scandinavian form of Olaf, from the Old Norse Oleifr or Anleifr, composed of 'anu' (ancestor) and 'leifr' (descendant, heir), meaning 'ancestral relic' or 'heir of the ancestors'. Olaf was the name of several Norwegian kings and saints, and the name Ole was common across Denmark and Norway from the Viking Age onward. Approximately 82,000 Danes carry this surname.