Oldson Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

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

Oldson Surname Definition:

OLDSON: Might be taken as a corruption of the ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name Wulstan, sometimes written Olstan, were it not that we have the antithetical name Youngson. As it is, the two names may have been originally employed to distinguish two brothers between whom there was considerable disparity of age.

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Oldson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Oldson (66) may also be a first name.

Oldson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

OLDSON: Might be taken as a corruption of the ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name Wulstan, sometimes written Olstan, were it not that we have the antithetical name Youngson. As it is, the two names may have been originally employed to distinguish two brothers between whom there was considerable disparity of age.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Oldson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oldson is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oldson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 860,770th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Oldson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Oldson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oldson is also the 1,201,840th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

Oldson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Kentucky, where 14 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Oldson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oldson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oldson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oldson are 23.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.18% registered with the party.

Oldson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldson922,618/
Holdson9249/
Oildson921/
Oldsohn921/
Oldsson920/
Ouldson920/
Gouldson86556/
Houldson86103/
Goldsohn862/
Goldtson861/
Oldsen83276/
Aldson839/
Oldsan831/
Olcson831/
Oldsom830/
Oltson830/
Goldsen7772/
Goldsan7754/
Holtson7727/
Aldshon7721/
Uildson772/
Galdson771/
Huldson771/
Alldson771/
Holdsun771/
Goltson770/
Aldsohn770/
Holdsen770/
Auldson770/
Olzon73153/
Olcon738/
Hauldson711/
Goldshan711/
Houltson710/
Oltshoun710/
Altson6795/
Ohlzon6770/
Oltsonova6725/
Holcon6714/
Olcsan675/
Olchon673/
Aldsan672/
Alcson671/
Aldsen671/
Olcsón671/
Oldsam670/
Olcoin670/

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