Olsrud Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Olsrud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olsrud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2581:19,9312,555
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Olsrud Last Name Facts

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

Olsrud is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olsrud? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Olsrud reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 19,931. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 79 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 16 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Olsrud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olsrud has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olsrud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olsrud last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Olsrud earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.48% less than the national average, earning 278,667 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olesrud9239/
Ulsrud83179/
Elsrud83108/
Olsrup832/
Gulsrud77171/
Halsrud77102/
Aalsrud770/
Haldsrud7142/
Alsrup6711/
Alsruhe6241/
Alsrout624/
Halsruz623/
Halsrod621/
Alsreus621/
Alsrot501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Olsrud
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