Olwell Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Olwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:963,98771,704
Ireland281:168,1767,397
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Olwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olwell is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwell? popularity and diffusion

Olwell is the 708,658th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Olwell live; 92 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States Olwell is mostly concentrated in: California, where 20 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 7 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Olwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olwell surname increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 18 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olwell surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Olwell are 5.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

Olwell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holwell921,174/
Ollwell920/
Olwel9112/
Hollwell8652/
Elwell839,966/
Alwell83793/
Olwill83104/
Ollwel831/
Golwel831/
Olwelt831/
Olwl801/
Ottelwell801/
Allwell77859/
Holwill77468/
Gulwell77270/
Ellwell7724/
Halwell772/
Galwell771/
Elweell771/
Eelwell770/
Helwell770/
Alwel7313/
Elwel738/
Olbel735/
Elwll731/
Olwil730/
Hallwell7113/
Alllwell711/
Allwelle711/
Hellwell711/
Alwael67249/
Alwill67118/
Elwill6741/
Holbel6739/
Alweil6737/
Allwel6736/
Alwiel6711/
Oilbel677/
Albell675/
Ellwel672/
Alhwel671/
Alweal671/
Alwele671/
Alweel671/
Eluell670/
Helwel670/

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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
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  • 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 Olwell
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