Olson Surname

2,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233,641 people bear this surname

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

Olson Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Ole or Olaf (ancestor’s relic).

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Olson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States215,3891:1,683135
Canada12,5581:2,934365
Australia9821:27,4913,733
Sweden8011:12,2931,061
England4801:116,07911,845
Thailand4591:153,89624,467
New Zealand4041:11,2091,956
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Brazil2911:735,65126,888
Mexico1631:761,51011,327
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Norway1491:34,5124,871
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Philippines1331:761,19074,637
Ecuador1261:126,2376,693
Japan1141:1,121,44121,240
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
France1001:664,22785,408
Panama471:83,2403,379
Wales431:71,9666,223
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Finland351:157,04914,263
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
India261:29,502,515369,827
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Guam161:10,0081,526
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Israel131:658,28045,106
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
China111:124,301,9616,553
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Scotland331:113,4315,331
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,7701:2,540275

Olson (2,013) may also be a first name.

Olson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Ole or Olaf (ancestor’s relic).

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

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning 'son of Olof' or 'son of Ole'.

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Olson Last Name Facts

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

Olson (Arabic: أولسون, Hindi: ओल्सन, Russian: Олсон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,350th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 31,191 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Olson are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Olson is also the 168,420th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 2,013 people.

Olson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 215,389 people, or 1 in 1,683. In The United States Olson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 18 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Olson is found in 124 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Olson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olson last name rose 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olson surname is primarily Evangelical (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Olson surname are 7.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Olson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning 314,804 kr per year; in Peru they earn 659.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 147,193 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.61% more than the national average, earning R 426,816 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $45,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $47,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olsson91123,615/
Oleson915,158/
Ohlson914,919/
Golson913,091/
Holson91650/
Ollson91267/
Oelson9137/
Olhson9124/
Oulson9123/
Olsone9110/
Oilson919/
Uolson917/
Olsoen914/
Olsoon913/
Olsosn913/
Oolson912/
Olshon912/
Olsond911/
Olsonn911/
Oslson911/
Olsong911/
Olszon911/
Ohlsson837,568/
Goulson83212/
Houlson83104/
Ollsson8336/
Hoelson8321/
Olleson8321/
Olschon8314/
Oehlson8312/
Olhsson8310/
Osleson837/
D'Olson836/
Oulsson835/
Olesson834/
Ohlsoon834/
Holeson833/
Olshong833/
Hoolson832/
Gohlson832/
Holsong832/
Olsonne832/
Olssson831/
Holsone831/
Holsson831/
Goleson831/
Gollson831/
Golshon831/
Olehson831/
Ocilson831/
Otlsson831/
Ooleson830/
Holsond830/
Oulsion830/
Hollson830/
Olesone830/
Oytlson830/
Olsen80214,706/
Alson802,339/
Olsén801,225/
Ulson80464/
Olsan80297/
Olzon80153/
Olsun8075/
Olsom8039/
Olßon8014/
Olcon808/
Olxon802/
Olsèn802/
Oljon801/
Ollesson7716/
Holleson773/
Olesoine771/
Hollsson771/
Ohlsohnn771/
Gouleson771/
Ohlsen734,290/
Holsen73979/
Halson73630/
Aleson73541/
Olshan73418/
Hulson73375/
Alsong73362/
Gulson73343/
Olssen73291/
Oelsen73282/
Ohlsén73256/
Uilson73227/
Golsan73206/
Galson73172/
Aulson73104/
Allson7389/
Golsen7389/
Holsan7381/
Ahlson7374/
Ohlzon7370/
Olseen7358/
Olssén7330/
Ollsen7320/
Alshon7316/
Alsson7316/
Holcon7314/
Olsian7313/
Alsond7313/
Olsuin7311/
Alscon738/
Olszen736/
Alsone735/
Olszan735/
Alsion734/
Olchon733/
Ullson733/
Olsand733/
Olesan733/
Alsont732/
Alsotn732/
Oslsen732/
Olhsen732/
Oldjon732/
Uylson732/
Oulsen731/
Olssom731/
Oslsom731/
Olesom731/
Holsom731/
Alszon731/
O'Lsen731/
Olssèn731/
Oltjon731/
Ulsone731/
Ólsson731/
Alhson731/
Ulsson731/
Alsoon731/
Aalson730/
Olscen730/
Olsane730/
Olcoin730/
Olsund730/
Olesun730/
Uhlson730/
Ollsan730/
Oulsan730/
Uleson730/
Olssonová713/
Golshan678,162/
Asleson67918/
Hallson67230/
Oehlsen67177/
Allsion6795/
D'Olsen6795/
Alleson6770/
Olschan6770/
Ahlsson6766/
Alesson6763/
Ohlssen6754/
Houlsen6737/
Gallson6726/
Atleson6715/
Olesund6712/
Hollsén6712/
Olshane6711/
Hulsson6710/
Ahleson6710/
Aselson679/
Gulshon679/
Gohlsen678/
Oelssen677/
Alesone677/
Hoelsen676/
Uillson675/
Haleson675/
Gulsion673/
Acelson673/
Hullson672/
Hollsen672/
Goolsan672/
D'Alson672/
Haulson671/
Goolsen671/
Atelson671/
Holsand671/
Holsien671/
Holcoon671/
Holesom671/
Holgion671/
Galsion671/
Golesan671/
Allscon671/
Alsjhon671/
Alsoint671/
Alszone671/
Guleson671/
Uselson671/
Allsson671/
Alesion671/
Olesang671/
Ahlsond671/
Alsonne671/
Alesond671/
Alshoon671/
Oleshan671/
Alsoune671/
Gulsoon671/
Halsson671/
Holshousen670/
Gullson670/
Galeson670/
Alshone670/
Holshan670/
Alsoine670/
Heulson670/
Holsumn670/
Alesont670/
Hollsom670/
Holseun670/
Holssen670/

Olson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olson in the Hindi language
ओल्सनolsana-
Olson in the Russian language
Олсонolson-
Olson in the Arabic language
أولسونawlswn-
اولسونawlswn-

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