Olsen is used as a family name or surname in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Olsen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark
Meaning:

The son of Ole or Olaf meaning "ancestor's relic".

Variation of Olson. The son of Ole or Olaf meaning "ancestor's relic".

How popular is Olsen?

Despite the fact that the number of Olsen bearers increased by 3.49 per cent in 2010 US census to 59356 since 2000, the surname slipped by 45 spots and ranked at 566. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.69 95.28
Hispanic or Latino 2.65 1.7
Others 1.79 1.36
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.77 0.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.73
Black 0.34 0.28

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Peter Olsen from Italy aboard the Canada from Liverpool & Queenstown. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in USA on March 29, 1882.

From Germany

D. Olsen was 38 years old when he migrated to USA on January 12, 1850. He lived in Germany and took Adolphine from Bremen. 34 years old Hans Olsen, 16 years old Heinr Olsen, John Olsen, aged 54, Thomas Olsen, aged 31, Sophie Olsen, aged 20, 26 years old Jonas Olsen, Peter Olsen (33) Farmer, Anna Olsen, aged 32, and 1527 other Olsen around 58.24% of whom were laborer while others worked as tailor and daughter, merchant, clerk, joiner, spinster, miner, mechanic, tinsmith, servant, painter, smith, mason, carpenter, spinner, matron, seaman, gentleman, shoemaker, baker, mariner, sailor, student migrated to US from Hamburg, Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown and Hamburg & Southampton.

Olsen Namesakes

  • Ole Wøhlers Olsen, is Denmark's ambassador to Algeria
  • T. V. Olsen, American western fiction author
  • John Olsen, former politician, diplomat and lobbyist
  • Timothy Olsen, American business author
  • Frances Olsen, professor of law at UCLA and a noted member of the school of Feminist Legal Theory
  • Knud Olsen, Danish builder and designer of boats,
  • Joachim Olsen, Danish politician and former world class shot putter
  • Regine Olsen, Danish woman
  • Petter Olsen, Norwegian businessman
  • Jan Henry T. Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Ulrik Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Olaj Olsen, Norwegian jurist and politician
  • Hans Pauli Olsen, sculptor based in Denmark, and held in high regard
  • Jens Olsen, clockmaker, locksmith and astromechanic
  • Roy Helge Olsen, Norwegian football referee from Trondheim
  • Gunn Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Per Erling Olsen, former Norwegian javelin thrower
  • Viktor Olsen, retired Norwegian long-distance runner
  • Ole Andres Olsen, Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator
  • Iver C. Olsen, accountant for the Office of Strategic Services and the War Refugee Board in Stockholm during World War II. In that latter capacity he provided WRB funds to Raoul Wallenberg
  • Steen Olsen, Danish gymnast
  • Kristoffer Olsen, Norwegian sailor
  • Kjell Erik Killi Olsen, He is primarily
  • Frithjof Olsen, Norwegian gymnast
  • Henry Olsen, Norwegian track and field athlete
  • Mark S. Olsen, expressive portrait artist
  • Johannes Olai Olsen, Norwegian fisher and politician for the Labour Party
  • Ola Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
  • Claudia Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Olaf Nikolas Olsen, cartographer and an officer of the Danish army
  • Conrad Olsen, Norwegian rower
  • Oscar Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
  • Gregory Olsen, American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who,
  • Fred Olsen, British-born American chemist remembered as the inventor of ball propellant and as a donor to the art antiquities collections of Yale University
  • Paul E. Olsen, American paleontologist and author and co-author of a large number of technical papers
  • Johan Olsen, Norwegian political scientist
  • Carsten Olsen, Danish plant ecologist and plant physiologist
  • Mary-Kate Olsen, American fashion designer, businesswoman, author
  • Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, collectively
  • Ken Olsen, American engineer
  • Egil Olsen, Norwegian football manager and former footballer
  • Rikke Olsen, badminton player from Denmark
  • Ollie Olsen, Australian multi-instrumentalist
  • Gary Olsen, English actor
  • Ben Olsen, American former professional soccer player and the current head coach of D.C. United
  • Morten Olsen, Danish football manager and former football player
  • Osborne Theomun Olsen, owner of Osborne Art Studios in Chicago, Illinois
  • Merlin Olsen, American football player, announcer, and actor
  • George Olsen, George Edward Olsen, Sr
  • Jesper Olsen, Danish former footballer
  • Darryl Olsen, Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Dana Olsen, American actor, film producer and screenwriter
  • Kristina Olsen, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Keith Olsen, American Grammy-winning record producer and sound engineer
  • Lars Olsen, a former Danish footballer and manager

Olsen Namesakes

  • Ole Wøhlers Olsen, is Denmark's ambassador to Algeria
  • T. V. Olsen, American western fiction author
  • John Olsen, former politician, diplomat and lobbyist
  • Timothy Olsen, American business author
  • Frances Olsen, professor of law at UCLA and a noted member of the school of Feminist Legal Theory
  • Knud Olsen, Danish builder and designer of boats,
  • Joachim Olsen, Danish politician and former world class shot putter
  • Regine Olsen, Danish woman
  • Petter Olsen, Norwegian businessman
  • Jan Henry T. Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Ulrik Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Olaj Olsen, Norwegian jurist and politician
  • Hans Pauli Olsen, sculptor based in Denmark, and held in high regard
  • Jens Olsen, clockmaker, locksmith and astromechanic
  • Roy Helge Olsen, Norwegian football referee from Trondheim
  • Gunn Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Per Erling Olsen, former Norwegian javelin thrower
  • Viktor Olsen, retired Norwegian long-distance runner
  • Ole Andres Olsen, Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator
  • Iver C. Olsen, accountant for the Office of Strategic Services and the War Refugee Board in Stockholm during World War II. In that latter capacity he provided WRB funds to Raoul Wallenberg
  • Steen Olsen, Danish gymnast
  • Kristoffer Olsen, Norwegian sailor
  • Kjell Erik Killi Olsen, He is primarily
  • Frithjof Olsen, Norwegian gymnast
  • Henry Olsen, Norwegian track and field athlete
  • Mark S. Olsen, expressive portrait artist
  • Johannes Olai Olsen, Norwegian fisher and politician for the Labour Party
  • Ola Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
  • Claudia Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Olaf Nikolas Olsen, cartographer and an officer of the Danish army
  • Conrad Olsen, Norwegian rower
  • Oscar Olsen, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
  • Gregory Olsen, American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who,
  • Fred Olsen, British-born American chemist remembered as the inventor of ball propellant and as a donor to the art antiquities collections of Yale University
  • Paul E. Olsen, American paleontologist and author and co-author of a large number of technical papers
  • Johan Olsen, Norwegian political scientist
  • Carsten Olsen, Danish plant ecologist and plant physiologist
  • Mary-Kate Olsen, American fashion designer, businesswoman, author
  • Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, collectively
  • Ken Olsen, American engineer
  • Egil Olsen, Norwegian football manager and former footballer
  • Rikke Olsen, badminton player from Denmark
  • Ollie Olsen, Australian multi-instrumentalist
  • Gary Olsen, English actor
  • Ben Olsen, American former professional soccer player and the current head coach of D.C. United
  • Morten Olsen, Danish football manager and former football player
  • Osborne Theomun Olsen, owner of Osborne Art Studios in Chicago, Illinois
  • Merlin Olsen, American football player, announcer, and actor
  • George Olsen, George Edward Olsen, Sr
  • Jesper Olsen, Danish former footballer
  • Darryl Olsen, Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Dana Olsen, American actor, film producer and screenwriter
  • Kristina Olsen, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Keith Olsen, American Grammy-winning record producer and sound engineer
  • Lars Olsen, a former Danish footballer and manager

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