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'.
- mustachestalkerOlson Demographics
Average Male Olson Height
177.57 cm
Average Female Olson Height
163.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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