Olander Family History

Swedish: ornamental or habitational name composed of the first element of various origins (in one case from the farm name Olles genitive of the personal name Olle in the province of Dalarna) + the suffix -ander derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’.

Swedish (Ölander): habitational name for someone from the island of Öland.

Swedish (Ölander): ornamental topographic or habitational name from ö ‘island’ (also from placenames containing this word) + -lander a hybrid suffix from land ‘land’ and -ander derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’ or from placenames beginning with Öl- such as Ölmstad + the suffix -ander.

Americanized form of Swedish Ålander (see Alander).