Olyslagers Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Olyslagers Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

Olyslagers Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium121:958,05473,966

Olyslagers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

- klaas

This surname means 'oil manufacturer'. In the past they used oil mills to get the oil from the oil seeds. The oils were used for lightning, painting or cattle feed.

- karenolyslaegers
DNA test information

Olyslagers Last Name Facts

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

Olyslagers is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyslagers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Olyslagers live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 603,113. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 64 percent reside, South Holland, where 29 percent reside and North Holland, where 4 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olislagers90591/
Olieslagers86330/
Olijslagers86191/
Olislaegers86152/
Oliislagers861/
Olieslaegers821/
Olieslageers821/
D'Olieslagers787/
Oliesleigers731/
Oole-Hilgers641/

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