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The olson Surname

olson Name Meaning and History

Americanized spelling of Swedish Olsson or Danish and Norwegian Olsen.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The olson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the olson family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of olson Families in the US in 1920
Number of olson families
 3586-7169
 1196-3585		 1-1195
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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