Given name & surname

Olesen

Olesen is a surname from Danish. It is used in English and Danish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Olesen comes from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Olesen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Ole.

Olesen’s family of names

In English usage, Olesen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Ole.

Walk Olesen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Norwegian

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Norwegian

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Sibling ideas

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