Olds Surname
Approximately 11,618 people bear this surname
Olds Surname Definition:
(1) Nick 'the old'; compare Young, Senior, Youngman, Younghusband, &c.
Thomas le Old, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John le Olde, Gloucestershire, III, Writs of Parliament.
Henry Olde, Close Rolls, 7 Richard II.
Read More About This SurnameOlds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,683 | 1:37,433 | 4,632 |
| England | 626 | 1:89,006 | 9,633 |
| Australia | 489 | 1:55,206 | 6,773 |
| New Zealand | 316 | 1:14,330 | 2,510 |
| Canada | 228 | 1:161,603 | 16,308 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 376 | 1:64,828 | 7,451 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,740 | 1:18,328 | 2,316 |
Olds (43) may also be a first name.
Olds Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Nick 'the old'; compare Young, Senior, Youngman, Younghusband, &c.
Thomas le Old, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John le Olde, Gloucestershire, III, Writs of Parliament.
Henry Olde, Close Rolls, 7 Richard II. John Olde, incumbent of Cubington, 1548: Dugdale's Warwickshire.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Old,' whence the patronymic form Oulds.
William fil. Aide, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1750. Married — John Old and Mary Duncan: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
— — Joshua Oulds and Mary Garnett: ibid.
The English form of Auld, which see. William Old, cooper in Coldstream, 1752 (Lauder). Walter Gorn Old has written on theosophical subjects. Allan W. Old, H. M. Exchequer Office, Edinbergh, died 1942.
(English) Dweller at the old house.
1. See remarks under Eld. 2. A parish in co. Northampton is so called.
Olds Demographics
Olds Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Olds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olds Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olds is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olds? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,726th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 627,263 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Olds live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 43 people.
The surname Olds is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9,683 people, or 1 in 37,433. In The United States Olds is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Olds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Olds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Olds last name rose 353 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Olds Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Olds are 7.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Olds earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.01% more than the national average, earning R 313,716 per year; in United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,786 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golds | 89 | 1,638 | / |
| Holds | 89 | 1,298 | / |
| Oulds | 89 | 439 | / |
| Oldsh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oolds | 89 | 0 | / |
| Oldts | 89 | 0 | / |
| Old | 86 | 8,887 | / |
| Goulds | 80 | 185 | / |
| Goldts | 80 | 5 | / |
| Houlds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouldsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oldsch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Goldsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Goolds | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gold | 75 | 73,423 | / |
| Ould | 75 | 22,696 | / |
| Hold | 75 | 3,168 | / |
| Oldt | 75 | 372 | / |
| Olts | 75 | 19 | / |
| Elds | 75 | 13 | / |
| Șold | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oild | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ulds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oldz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ojld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uold | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oldc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oldh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Holdsch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goldsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osields | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gould | 67 | 97,489 | / |
| Goold | 67 | 3,501 | / |
| Holdt | 67 | 1,927 | / |
| Golts | 67 | 1,589 | / |
| Holts | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Hould | 67 | 951 | / |
| Aulds | 67 | 720 | / |
| Goldt | 67 | 256 | / |
| Aldsh | 67 | 123 | / |
| Allds | 67 | 79 | / |
| Holdø | 67 | 65 | / |
| Helds | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ouldt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Golld | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eldås | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oilts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goldz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goild | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goldd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oschelds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oteld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olchs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyld | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Old | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holdz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Olldt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Olds
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