Olmsted Surname
Approximately 5,014 people bear this surname
Olmsted Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the homestead where elms grew.
Olmsted Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,736 | 1:76,533 | 8,761 |
| Canada | 242 | 1:152,255 | 15,495 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,755 | 1:28,615 | 3,494 |
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.
Olmsted Demographics
Average Male Olmsted Height
176.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmstead | 93 | 12,139 | / |
| Holmsted | 93 | 94 | / |
| Olmsteed | 93 | 3 | / |
| Olmstedd | 93 | 2 | / |
| Olmsteid | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olmstedt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olmssted | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ohlmsted | 93 | 0 | / |
| Olmste | 92 | 1 | / |
| Holmstedt | 88 | 1,395 | / |
| Holmstead | 88 | 280 | / |
| Ollmstead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmsstead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Holmsteid | 88 | 0 | / |
| Oolmstead | 88 | 0 | / |
| Olmsteadt | 88 | 0 | / |
| Oulmstead | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ohlmstead | 88 | 0 | / |
| Almsted | 86 | 107 | / |
| Elmsted | 86 | 66 | / |
| Olmstea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ulmsted | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olmstie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Holmsteadt | 82 | 3 | / |
| Almstedt | 80 | 823 | / |
| Almstead | 80 | 225 | / |
| Elmstedt | 80 | 135 | / |
| Ulmstedt | 80 | 43 | / |
| Ulmstead | 80 | 8 | / |
| Elmstead | 80 | 4 | / |
| Olmsteat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Helmsted | 80 | 0 | / |
| Holmster | 80 | 0 | / |
| Helmstedt | 75 | 263 | / |
| Almsteadt | 75 | 47 | / |
| Helmstead | 75 | 35 | / |
| Galmstedt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Holmsæter | 75 | 8 | / |
| Halmstedt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Halmstead | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hulmstead | 75 | 0 | / |
| Helmsteadt | 71 | 15 | / |
| Almster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holmsta | 71 | 0 | / |
| Almstädt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Almstets | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halmster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Helmstädt | 63 | 66 | / |
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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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olmsted
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