# Olofsson

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**Olofsson** is a Swedish [patronymic](/source/Patronymic) surname meaning "son of [Olof](/source/Olof)". The surname [Olsson](/source/Olsson) is a contraction of Olofsson. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Anna Carin Olofsson](/source/Anna_Carin_Olofsson) (born 1973), biathlete
- [Clark Olofsson](/source/Clark_Olofsson) (1947–2025), Swedish criminal
- [Eva Olofsson](/source/Eva_Olofsson) (born 1952), Left Party politician, member of the parliament
- [Fredrik Olofsson](/source/Fredrik_Olofsson) (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
- [Gustav Olofsson](/source/Gustav_Olofsson) (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
- [Ingjald Olofsson](/source/Ingjald_Olofsson), mythical king of Värmland
- [Johan Olofsson](/source/Johan_Olofsson_(snowboarder)) (born 1976), snowboarder
- [Kjell Olofsson](/source/Kjell_Olofsson) (born 1965), former footballer.
- [Linda Olofsson](/source/Linda_Olofsson_(swimmer)) (born 1972), former freestyle swimmer
- [Linda Olofsson](/source/Linda_Olofsson_(TV_journalist)) (born 1973), TV-journalist
- [Magnus Olofsson](/source/Magnus_Olofsson) (born 1965), Swedish engineer
- [Mats Olofsson](/source/Mats_Olofsson) (born 1945), Swedish curler
- [Maud Olofsson](/source/Maud_Olofsson) (born 1955), Centre Party politician, Minister for Enterprise and Energy
- [Niclas Olofsson](/source/Niclas_Olofsson) (born 1975), former floorball player
- [Pale Olofsson](/source/Pale_Olofsson) (born 1947), rock musician, actor
- [Peter Olofsson](/source/Peter_Olofsson) (born 1957), former handball player
- [Placid Olofsson](/source/Placid_Olofsson) (1916–2017), Hungarian Benedictine monk, priest, teacher and Gulag victim
- [Sverker Olofsson](/source/Sverker_Olofsson) (born 1947), TV personality
- [Simon Olofsson](/source/Simon_Olofsson), Swedish curler
- [Victor Olofsson](/source/Victor_Olofsson) (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player

## See also

- [8697 Olofsson](/source/8697_Olofsson), a main-belt asteroid
- [Olsson](/source/Olsson)
- [Olson (surname)](/source/Olson_(surname))

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