Ohlson Surname
Approximately 4,919 people bear this surname
Ohlson Surname Definition:
“Son of Olaf” - originally Anlaf. In Old Norse Anlaf meant “Left behind to carry on his Ancestors’ Battles.”
Ohlson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,163 | 1:167,572 | 16,991 |
| South Africa | 1,084 | 1:49,979 | 6,337 |
| Sweden | 978 | 1:10,068 | 891 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| New Zealand | 174 | 1:26,025 | 4,563 |
| England | 118 | 1:472,187 | 30,747 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:249,844 | 20,715 |
Ohlson (15) may also be a first name.
Ohlson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of Olaf” - originally Anlaf. In Old Norse Anlaf meant “Left behind to carry on his Ancestors’ Battles.”
(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Olof or Olaf (ancestor’s relic).
Ohlson Demographics
Ohlson Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Ohlson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohlson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ohlson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohlson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 96,652nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,481,510 people. The last name Ohlson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ohlson live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ohlson is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,163 people, or 1 in 167,572. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 13 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 20 percent are found.
Ohlson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ohlson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ohlson last name increased 1,076 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ohlson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ohlson last name are 1.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Ohlson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning 325,500 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning R 234,420 per year; in United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $55,343 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
Ohlson Reference & Research
Olson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ohlson
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis