The origin of the distinguished Olafsson family can be traced to the historic Scandinavian country of Sweden. The surname Olafsson is derived from the Scandianavian personal name Oleifr, which also took the forms Olaf, Olof, and Olav. This name is composed of the elements ans, which means god, and leifr, which means relic. The suffix -sson and its variants are translatable as son of.
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Contemporary Notables of the name Olafsson (post 1700)
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Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (b. 1973), American-born Icelandic actor, producer, and screenwriter
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (b. 1973), American-born Icelandic actor, producer, and screenwriter
Ólafur Jóhann "Olaf" Ólafsson (b. 1962), Icelandic businessman, writer, and scientist
Ólafur Ólafsson (b. 1990), Icelandic basketball player
Kjartan Ólafsson (b. 1958), Icelandic musicologist, composer and academic
Denmark
Norway
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