Olson
Common Nordic patronymic
Olson is a Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Ole" or "son of Olaf," common in Norway, Sweden, and among Americans of Nordic descent.
Like other -son surnames (Johnson, Peterson), it ranks among the most frequent family names in the Upper Midwest: The Olsons have farmed this land for four generations.
Nordic heritage surname
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
roots · heritage · generations · records · archives · immigration · Ellis Island · census
Anderson
Nordic heritage surname
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
bloodline · roots · heritage · generations · records · archives · immigration · Ellis Island · census · vital records
Nordic
Of northern Europe
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
Norway · Denmark · Midsummer · Lutheran · smörgåsbord · lingonberry · lefse · lutefisk · Minnesota · Wisconsin
- Nordic AmericansSwedish heritage, Nordic heritage, Andersonville, midsummer festivals, heritage societies
- PatronymicsMac prefix, bin, Mac, Hansen, Jensen