Ólafsson is an Icelandic patronymic that means son of Ólafur. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname because it is not a family name, but a patronymic. People with the surname include: Bragi Ólafsson (born 1962), Icelandic musician and writer Eggert Ólafsson (1726–1768), Iceland explorer and writer; conservator of the Icelandic language Friðrik Ólafsson (1935–2025), Icelandic chess grandmaster Gunnsteinn Ólafsson (born 1962), Icelandic orchestra and opera conductor Hössi Ólafsson (born 1977), Icelandic rapper and actor Jón Ólafsson (1850–1916), Icelandic journalist and poet Loa Olafsson, Danish athlete Kjartan Ólafsson (disambiguation), various people Logi Ólafsson (born 1954), Icelandic professional football coach Magnús Óláfsson (disambiguation), various people Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (born 1962), Icelandic writer and businessman; executive vice president of Time Warner Víkingur Ólafsson (born 1984), Icelandic pianist.