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

Oldson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oldson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oldson is the 860,770th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. Oldson is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Oldson are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 66 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Kentucky, where 14 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Oldson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oldson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oldson last name increased 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oldson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oldson surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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