# Olsson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/olsson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,615 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,954 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 118,067 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (2,476 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Olsson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Olsson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Olsson in the United Kingdom and Sweden.

## People named Olsson

- Nigel Olsson, British drummer
- Gunnar Olsson, actor and director (1904–1983)
- Sean Olsson, British bobsledder
- Ann-Margret, actress

## Similar surnames

Olson, Olsen, Oleson, Olesen, Ohlson, Ollison, Olguín, Olejniczak.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.