Olmsted Surname

94,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,014 people bear this surname

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

Olmsted Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the homestead where elms grew.

Olmsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7361:76,5338,761
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7551:28,6153,494

Olmsted (13) may also be a first name.

Olmsted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the homestead where elms grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Olmsted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olmsted is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olmsted? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olmsted is the 94,946th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,453,440 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Olmsted reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,736 people, or 1 in 76,533. In The United States Olmsted is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Olmsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olmsted has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Olmsted last name grew 270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olmsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olmsted surname are 10.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olmsted earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.62% less than the national average, earning R 93,576 per year; in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $55,561 CAD per year.

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Olmsted Reference & Research

Olmstead FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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