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Olsen

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English

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Etymology

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Heterographic variant of Olson.

Proper noun

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Olsen

  1. A patrilineal surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Olsen is the 566th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 59,356 individuals. Olsen is most common among White (93.69%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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Originally a patronymic from Ole or Olav +‎ -sen. Cognate with Swedish Olsson.

Proper noun

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Olsen

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Danish Olsen.

Proper noun

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Olsen

  1. a surname

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish Olsen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olsen

  1. a surname

Declension

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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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Originally a patronymic from Ole, Ola or Olav +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

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Olsen

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic