Olds Surname

44,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Olds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6831:37,4334,632
England6261:89,0069,633
Australia4891:55,2066,773
New Zealand3161:14,3302,510
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Wales881:35,1653,495
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Panama41:978,06412,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:64,8287,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7401:18,3282,316

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the old house.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. See remarks under Eld. 2. A parish in co. Northampton is so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golds891,638/
Holds891,298/
Oulds89439/
Oldsh891/
Oolds890/
Oldts890/
Old868,887/
Goulds80185/
Goldts805/
Houlds801/
Ouldsh801/
Oldsch800/
Goldsh800/
Goolds800/
Gold7573,423/
Ould7522,696/
Hold753,168/
Oldt75372/
Olts7519/
Elds7513/
Șold755/
Oild753/
Ulds752/
Oldz752/
Ojld751/
Ohld751/
Alds751/
Uold751/
Oldc751/
Oldh751/
Osld751/
Holdsch732/
Goldsch731/
Osields731/
Gould6797,489/
Goold673,501/
Holdt671,927/
Golts671,589/
Holts671,209/
Hould67951/
Aulds67720/
Goldt67256/
Aldsh67123/
Allds6779/
Holdø6765/
Helds6731/
Ouldt6712/
Golld6711/
Eldås676/
Oilts674/
Goldz673/
Goild673/
Halds672/
Goldd672/
Oschelds672/
Galds672/
Oteld671/
Olchs671/
Hoyld671/
Goyld671/
D'Old671/
Oiled671/
Hoold670/
Holdz670/
Olldt670/

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