Elofsson is a surname, an Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Elofson. It is a patronymic from the personal name Elof, from Old Norse Eilífr, a compound of ei ('alone', 'sole' or 'always') + lífr ('living', 'alive').
Notable people with the surname include:
Blåvitt Elofsson (born 1953), Swedish politician Gustaf Elofsson (1897–1971), Swedish politician Jonas Elofsson (born 1979), Swedish ice hockey player Jörgen Elofsson (born 1962), Swedish songwriter Per Elofsson (born 1977), Swedish cross-country skier Tomas Elofsson (born 1977), Swedish guitarist and songwriter Torsten Elofsson (born 1950), Swedish politician
See also Olofsson
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