Olds is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Olds
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Olds is the variant of the Old. 2. A parish in county of Northampton is so called.

Dweller at the old house.

How popular is Olds?

Olds is common in United States, England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada.

Olds is ranked 44780 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Olds bearers increased by 1.82 per cent in 2010 US census to 7670 since 2000, the surname slipped by 272 spots and ranked at 4627. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.05 76.13
Black 19.47 19.26
Others 2.69 1.13
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 1.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9 0.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.69 0.84
Olds is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 11614 people have been found who wears Olds as their family name. Olds is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Olds:
4,634 United States9,679
Countries with hundreds of Olds:
9,633 England626
6,773 Australia489
2,510 New Zealand316
16,308 Canada228
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,495 Wales88
48,422 South Africa82
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
57,134 Zimbabwe18
17,291 Scotland13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
30,726 Qatar9
447,191 Thailand9

Olds Namesakes

  • Leland Olds, American economist interested
  • Jerome Olds, American singer-songwriter
  • George Olds, President Amherst College
  • Ransom E. Olds, pioneer of the American automotive industry
  • Sharon Olds, American poet
  • Robin Olds, He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general
  • Edson B. Olds, three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio

Olds Namesakes

  • Leland Olds, American economist interested
  • Jerome Olds, American singer-songwriter
  • George Olds, President Amherst College
  • Ransom E. Olds, pioneer of the American automotive industry
  • Sharon Olds, American poet
  • Robin Olds, He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general
  • Edson B. Olds, three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio

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