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First name Ola, would son be Olsson and daughter Olsdotter?

I have gone back into the early 1800's the first few generations back I had not problem finding the ancestors using the common naming convention in Sweden during the time. Now this one is stumping me.

Olsson or Olasson?

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Permalink Reply by Donna S. Johnson on April 2, 2010 at 4:10pm

Fran,

You may find that it could be variations . That doesn't help much :-) My GGGrandfather was Olaf & only 1 daughter used the last name as Olson. But to answer your question, most likely it would be Olsson & Olsdottor. If you are searching by names, make sure to check the dates of birth to make sure.

Good luck!

Donna

Permalink Reply by Fran Benson on April 2, 2010 at 4:32pm

Thank you, I found Olsson and Olsdotter with the correct dates! Wasn't sure, because all of the rest of the surnames are exact as the first name. (i.e. Bengtsson, Jeppsson) I thought it might be Olasson.

Permalink Reply by Kennert Ottosson on April 3, 2010 at 6:12am

Ola can be Ola, Olaf, Olof, Ulf
The patronymicon can be Olsson, Ohlsson, Olasson, Olausson, Olofsson
The last one is pretty rare use of Ola

First name Ola, would son be Olsson and daughter Olsdotter?

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