Olieslaeger Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Olieslaeger Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

Olieslaeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olieslaeger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

- klaas

This surname means 'oil manufacturer'. In the past they used oil mills to get the oil from the oil seeds. The oils were used for lightning, painting or cattle feed.

- karenolyslaegers

Olieslaeger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olieslaeger is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olieslaeger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Olieslaeger live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 212,901. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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