Olmstead Surname
Approximately 12,139 people bear this surname
Olmstead Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the homestead where elms grew.
Olmstead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,712 | 1:33,837 | 4,224 |
| Canada | 1,356 | 1:27,172 | 3,617 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,883 | 1:17,419 | 2,216 |
Olmstead (19) may also be a first name.
Olmstead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the homestead where elms grew.
OLMSTEAD: Local. A place or town by the green oaks, from Holm, an oak, and stead, a place. Holme, low lands on a river, an island.
Olmstead Demographics
Average Olmstead Salary in
United States
$44,788 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olmstead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olmstead Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olmstead is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olmstead? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olmstead is the 42,885th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 600,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Olmstead live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Olmstead is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10,712 people, or 1 in 33,837. In The United States Olmstead is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Olmstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Olmstead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olmstead surname grew 372 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Olmstead Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Olmstead last name are 19.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.23% registered with the political party.
The amount Olmstead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $44,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,034 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmstead | 94 | 280 | / |
| Olmsstead | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ollmstead | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ohlmstead | 94 | 0 | / |
| Oulmstead | 94 | 0 | / |
| Olmsteadt | 94 | 0 | / |
| Oolmstead | 94 | 0 | / |
| Olmsted | 93 | 5,014 | / |
| Olmstad | 93 | 9 | / |
| Olmstea | 93 | 2 | / |
| Holmsteadt | 89 | 3 | / |
| Almstead | 88 | 225 | / |
| Holmstad | 88 | 189 | / |
| Holmsted | 88 | 94 | / |
| Ulmstead | 88 | 8 | / |
| Elmstead | 88 | 4 | / |
| Olmstadt | 88 | 4 | / |
| Olmsteed | 88 | 3 | / |
| Olmstedd | 88 | 2 | / |
| Olmsteid | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmstedt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmsteat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmstaed | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmssted | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmstaad | 88 | 0 | / |
| Olmstiad | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ohlmsted | 88 | 0 | / |
| Olmste | 86 | 1 | / |
| Holmstedt | 82 | 1,395 | / |
| Holmstadt | 82 | 139 | / |
| Almsteadt | 82 | 47 | / |
| Helmstead | 82 | 35 | / |
| Halmstead | 82 | 2 | / |
| Holmsteid | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hulmstead | 82 | 0 | / |
| Almsted | 80 | 107 | / |
| Elmsted | 80 | 66 | / |
| Almstad | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ulmsted | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olmstat | 80 | 0 | / |
| Holmsta | 80 | 0 | / |
| Olmstie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Helmsteadt | 78 | 15 | / |
| Almstedt | 75 | 823 | / |
| Elmstedt | 75 | 135 | / |
| Almstadt | 75 | 125 | / |
| Halmstad | 75 | 100 | / |
| Almstaad | 75 | 69 | / |
| Ulmstedt | 75 | 43 | / |
| Helmstad | 75 | 30 | / |
| Holmster | 75 | 0 | / |
| Helmsted | 75 | 0 | / |
| Helmstedt | 71 | 263 | / |
| Helmstadt | 71 | 73 | / |
| Galmstedt | 71 | 11 | / |
| Holmsæter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Almstaedt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Halmstedt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Almstah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Almster | 67 | 1 | / |
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Olmstead Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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