Olson Surname
Approximately 233,641 people bear this surname
Olson Surname Definition:
(Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Ole or Olaf (ancestor’s relic).
Read More About This SurnameOlson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 215,389 | 1:1,683 | 135 |
| Canada | 12,558 | 1:2,934 | 365 |
| Australia | 982 | 1:27,491 | 3,733 |
| Sweden | 801 | 1:12,293 | 1,061 |
| England | 480 | 1:116,079 | 11,845 |
| Thailand | 459 | 1:153,896 | 24,467 |
| New Zealand | 404 | 1:11,209 | 1,956 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Brazil | 291 | 1:735,651 | 26,888 |
| Mexico | 163 | 1:761,510 | 11,327 |
| Germany | 152 | 1:529,641 | 44,407 |
| Norway | 149 | 1:34,512 | 4,871 |
| Denmark | 136 | 1:41,505 | 4,326 |
| Philippines | 133 | 1:761,190 | 74,637 |
| Ecuador | 126 | 1:126,237 | 6,693 |
| Japan | 114 | 1:1,121,441 | 21,240 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Panama | 47 | 1:83,240 | 3,379 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Finland | 35 | 1:157,049 | 14,263 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | 1:145,007 | 19,402 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 150 | 1:162,502 | 13,995 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,770 | 1:2,540 | 275 |
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).
User-submitted Reference
A surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning 'son of Olof' or 'son of Ole'.
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Average Olson Salary in
United States
$45,370 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olson (Arabic: أولسون, Hindi: ओल्सन, Russian: Олсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Olson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olson? popularity and diffusion
Olson is the 2,350th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,191 people. The surname Olson occurs predominantly 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 used given name at a global level, borne by 2,013 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring 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 live, California, where 10 percent live and Wisconsin, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 124 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Olson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Olson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Olson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Evangelical (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Olson last name are 7.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.71% being 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
Olson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olson in the Hindi language | ||
| ओल्सन | olsana | - |
| Olson in the Russian language | ||
| Олсон | olson | - |
| Olson in the Arabic language | ||
| أولسون | awlswn | - |
| اولسون | awlswn | - |
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Olson Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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