Odland Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Odland Surname User-submission:

Odland is a variation of the names given to farms in Norway after the black plague. The meaning is 'deserted farm' or 'deserted land'.

Odland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8241:439,87737,819
Norway7041:7,304748
Canada1991:185,15418,322
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Odland (11) may also be a first name.

Odland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Odland is a variation of the names given to farms in Norway after the black plague. The meaning is 'deserted farm' or 'deserted land'.

- thomasoy

Odland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Odland Come From? nationality or country of origin

Odland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 230,318th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,147,721 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Odland live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Odland is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 439,877. In The United States Odland is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 27 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and South Dakota, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Odland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Odland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Odland surname increased 4,578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odland surname are 4.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Odland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning 345,986 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godland9215/
Hodland922/
Odlan912/
Goodland861,234/
Goudland8632/
Hoidland861/
Edland83907/
Adland83161/
Udland83131/
Hodlan834/
Odlang833/
Odlend832/
Hadland772,340/
Aadland771,117/
Hedland77235/
Godlian7735/
Goodlan776/
Gadland775/
Audland775/
Uddland774/
Addland774/
Asdland772/
Godlean771/
Hudland771/
Adlan7324,032/
Odlam734/
Gaudland715/
Goodlean711/
Goodlain710/
Hadlands710/
Adlane671,616/
Adlian67221/
Hadlan67170/
Edlond67129/
Gadlan67121/
Adlyan6755/
Adlain6734/
Adhlan6715/
Adlean678/
Adlaan675/
Adlang675/
Adllan675/
Adlaun673/
Odlong672/
Odlham672/
Odliam671/
Adlond671/
Odleam671/
Hodlon670/
Adelliand670/
Adlend670/
Godlon670/

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