Olsen

由来と歴史

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.