Where does “Olofsson” come from?

Olofsson (Swedish) comes from Swedish son, from Old Swedish son, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

Ancestry of “Olofsson”, step by step

Olofsson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsonson; someone's male child
2Old Swedishsonson
3Old Norsesonrson
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via Swedish Olof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishOlofThe letter "O" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
2Old NorseÁlǫf—
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚢ—
4Proto-Germanic*Anulaibō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →