Olijslager Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Olijslager 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'.

Olijslager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2291:73,74312,495
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Olijslager 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'.

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Olijslager Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olijslager occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olijslager.

How Common Is The Last Name Olijslager? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olijslager is the 1,038,570th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. Olijslager occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Olijslager are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 73,743. In The Netherlands Olijslager is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 50 percent reside, Drenthe, where 9 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Olijslager exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

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