Olney Surname

73,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Olney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Olney.' A parish in the Diocese Oxford, Buckinghamshire.

Walter le Olnei, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Olneye, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William de Olneye, Buckinghamshire, 1322.

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Olney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6341:78,2178,933
England9431:59,0867,055
Australia5401:49,9926,225
Canada2741:134,47313,927
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6241:39,0634,996
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3431:37,3934,431

Olney (679) may also be a first name.

Olney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Olney.' A parish in the Diocese Oxford, Buckinghamshire.

Walter le Olnei, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Olneye, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William de Olneye, Buckinghamshire, 1322. Writs of Parliament.

1729. Married — John Olney and Sarah Burtek: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1801. — Richard Ody and Jane Olney: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Olney(Bucks), 13th-14th- cent. Olneye, Anglo-Saxon Ollaneg = Olla's Island or Waterside (Ollan-, genit. of Olla + O.Merc. ég, O.E, íg, island, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Olney (Olla’s island or lonely glade), the name of places in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.

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

A town in co. Buckingham. A Boger de Olnei occurs in the Domesday of that county, as an under-tenant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Buckinghamshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Olney is the name of a town in Bucks. It is an ancient Bucks surname, occurring in that county as well as in Oxfordshire, as Olnei and Olneye in the 13th century (H. R.). The personal name of Olnei is found in Domesday for Bucks (L.). There are representatives of the name in Hertfordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Olney Last Name Facts

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

Olney (Russian: Олней) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olney.

How Common Is The Last Name Olney? popularity and diffusion

Olney is the 73,448th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,087,207 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Olney live; 73 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 317,830th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 679 people.

The surname Olney is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,634 people, or 1 in 78,217. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Olney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olney last name grew 345 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Olney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Olney surname are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.59% more than the national average, earning R 576,480 per year; in United States they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $44,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $52,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Lney9115/
Olneyo912/
Golney910/
Holney910/
Olne8941/
Olny8925/
Olner80373/
Olnes8057/
Golne8043/
Alney8015/
Holny8013/
Olnge806/
Elney803/
Holne803/
Olnet802/
Ulney801/
Olnie801/
Oulne801/
Olgne801/
Olnea800/
Olnuy800/
Olnee800/
Olnay800/
Olingney771/
Olness73295/
Houlne73232/
Ogline73211/
Holnes73145/
Olniyi7328/
Aulney7326/
Holner7319/
D'Olne7318/
Olynne7318/
Golnay7314/
Gollne7314/
Helney7310/
Ohlner739/
Olniya739/
Galney736/
Golnge736/
Ollner736/
Elnney735/
Olniyo734/
Halney733/
Gulney732/
Golnee731/
Olinne731/
Hollne731/
Olnaye731/
Golneh731/
Olenny731/
Oilnet731/
Goulne731/
Olnets731/
Olneid731/
Holnay730/
Hulney730/
Ellney730/
Olhner730/
Gohlne730/
Oilene730/
Olgnee730/
Holness678,449/
Alne67529/
Hollner67286/
Alny6737/
Elne6718/
Ulne6716/
Olni679/
Ehoulne679/
O'Lenny674/
Olna674/
Olnaiyi672/
Golniya672/
Holnnes671/
Gaulney671/
Hogline671/
Golnaye671/
Ougline671/
Olnj671/
Olienne671/
Hollnei671/
Holgner670/
Holnner670/

Olney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olney in the Russian language
Олнейolnej-

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