Olden Surname

101,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Olden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4601:147,34115,204
England4991:111,65911,511
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Philippines3381:299,52142,538
Norway3351:15,3501,829
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Ireland1321:35,6742,944
Wales801:38,6823,791
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Canada521:708,56956,910
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Finland181:305,37222,464
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Scotland131:411,83217,291
France101:6,642,272293,169
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

The alternate forms: Oldén (132) & Oldèn (1) are calculated separately.

Olden (1,258) may also be a first name.

Olden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olden (Arabic: اولدن, Russian: Олден) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Oldén or Oldèn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,474th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,565,867 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Olden live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Olden is also the 222,559th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 1,258 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,460 people, or 1 in 147,341. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Olden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olden surname increased 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 135 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 381 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Olden last name is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Olden surname are 16.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Olden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning 319,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.63% more than the national average, earning R 464,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $40,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.47% more than the national average, earning $76,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oldén93132/
Oldèn931/
Holden9186,942/
Golden9181,383/
Oldeen91140/
Oulden9142/
Oldeng9139/
Ohlden918/
Oldden915/
Uolden912/
Oldien912/
Oldenn911/
Ollden911/
Oilden910/
Oldend910/
Goulden834,221/
Houlden831,664/
Goolden83170/
Goldeen8371/
Hollden8313/
Goldden838/
Holdeen836/
Goldenn834/
Holdden833/
Holdien833/
Gollden832/
Holdent831/
Eoulden831/
Holtden831/
Holdeng830/
Holdenn830/
Alden8018,731/
Elden8014,781/
Oldin80300/
Goldn80205/
Oldem80127/
Ulden8077/
Oldyn8010/
Oldne809/
Holdn804/
D'Golden772/
Gouldeen771/
Hoyleden770/
Aldeen7399,651/
Eldeen7340,101/
Eldien738,968/
Goldin737,454/
Gulden733,440/
Olding731,964/
Halden731,677/
Uldeen731,083/
Helden73631/
Aldien73380/
Goldyn73369/
Allden73303/
Holdyn73240/
Holdem73225/
Hulden73188/
Ahlden73158/
Ouldin7375/
Ohldin7366/
Holdin7345/
Galden7344/
Eldøen7344/
Hülden7339/
Oldina7336/
Alduen7322/
Elduen7320/
Aldden7318/
Ohldén7315/
Goldén7314/
Olldén7313/
Eldden7310/
Aldaen739/
Goldín736/
Aulden735/
Olduin733/
Uldien732/
Aldenk732/
Ullden732/
Oldeem731/
Holdne731/
Gouldn731/
Eldaen731/
Hólden731/
Olddin731/
Aldeng731/
Oldion731/
Aldenn731/
Eldehn731/
Eulden730/
Holdenova715/
Holding6710,189/
Goldina671,637/
Gaulden671,296/
Gouldin67411/
Holdyna67323/
Hallden67193/
Houldin67150/
Galdeen6781/
Gooldin6731/
Hellden6730/
Huldeen6729/
Haldeen6714/
Huldaen6710/
Ulldeen678/
Holduin677/
Galdden677/
Holldén676/
Guldeen673/
Guldenn673/
Eldn672/
Gullden672/
Alldeen672/
Hold'em671/
Haslden671/
Haldemn671/
Goldyon671/
Aldenck671/
Ulddeen671/
Uldeenn671/
Haldent671/
Agliden671/
Al'deen671/
Aaldeen671/
Alddien671/
Aldehen671/
Alldenn671/
Asldeen671/
Heldeen671/
Haulden670/
Holldin670/
Holldem670/
Golddin670/

Olden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olden in the Russian language
Олденolden-
Olden in the Arabic language
اولدنawldn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olden
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