Olson is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Olson
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Olson

How popular is Olson?

Olson is common in United States.

Olson is ranked 2452 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Olson bearers increased by 0.3259899 per cent in 2010 US census to 164035 since 2000, the surname slipped by 21 spots and ranked at 157. The last name was found in around 556 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.76 96.03
Hispanic or Latino 2.03 1.38
Others 1.43 1.04
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.54
Black 0.4 0.36
Olson is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 222926 people have been found who wears Olson as their family name. Olson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
464,493 Indonesia9
83,411 Czech Republic8
28,661 Serbia8
1,031 South Korea8
1,346 Bermuda6
2,022 Haiti4
2,403 Vietnam4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
4,554 Guatemala3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
26,321 Israel3
19,452 Malaysia3
25,074 Greece3
1,879 Honduras3
28,232 Morocco2
89,020 Tanzania2
20,186 Kenya2
37,372 Georgia2
1,333 Guam2
1,389 Barbados2
5,817 Albania2
5,318 Iraq2
20,837 Venezuela2
4,086 Angola2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
4,367 Afghanistan2
11,736 Lithuania2
7,299 Estonia2
48,575 Azerbaijan1
25,721 Egypt1
6,149 Ethiopia1
7,790 Zambia1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
9,116 Nicaragua1
120,357 Argentina1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
19,810 Croatia1
2,715 Gabon1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
90,903 Moldova1
10,683 Cyprus1
53,033 Nigeria1
20,172 Hungary1
9,498 Iceland1
36,814 Romania1
6,967 Macedonia1
58,885 Poland1
2,040 Mali1
5,924 Paraguay1
7,314 Bolivia1
17,768 Pakistan1
16,228 Bulgaria1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
3,214 Niger1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
1,819 Laos1
10,190 Bahrain1
13,447 Uganda1
14,644 Tunisia1
4,435 Togo1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
1,179 Swaziland1
3,993 El Salvador1
17,575 Kuwait1
4,249 Cambodia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
92,266 Ukraine46
7,279 Wales45
33,012 Belgium45
6,873 Ireland44
43,851 Netherlands44
9,524 Portugal37
8,214 Singapore35
8,720 Qatar29
21,901 Chile27
359,634 India26
2,645 Luxembourg26
495 Antigua and Barbuda25
2,974 Japan24
3,873 Thailand24
886 United States Virgin Islands18
113,815 Kazakhstan14
4,338 Costa Rica12
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,606 Peru100
112,719 Russia99
7,560 Finland97
2,516 Hong Kong95
12,684 Switzerland90
3,494 Panama82
8,034 Denmark74
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
8,843 Scotland53
41,230 Spain52
Countries with hundreds of Olson:
3,496 Australia876
10,246 England624
22,607 Brazil556
22,942 France429
6,557 Ghana399
1,949 New Zealand386
21,535 South Africa274
24,716 Turkey210
3,797 Norway190
4,978 Ecuador161
53,156 Italy134
Countries with thousands of Olson:
483 Sweden2,219
6,951 Philippines2,062
4,671 Mexico1,361
8,242 Germany1,177
Countries with ten thousands of Olson:
392 Canada10,708
Countries with hundred thousands of Olson:
126 United States199,680
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

25 years old laborer Joart. Olson who was residing in Italy migrated to USA on April 1, 1882 by Adriatic put out from Liverpool.

Olson Namesakes

  • Billy Olson, Olympic athlete
  • Adolph Olson Eberhart, American Politician
  • Donny Olson, Political figure
  • Alix Olson, Poet
  • Tye Olson, Actor
  • Amariah Olson, Film director
  • Hope A. Olson, Author
  • James Olson, Actor
  • Anna Olson, Chef
  • Aram Olson, David Olson's brother
  • In 2015 drama and horror flick, Everything You Know is Backwards, Lisa Olson played Terri.
  • In 2014 drama film, Camp Harlow, Aj Olson played Alex.
  • Jacob Olson, from 2016 fantasy film Dead Ring, who portrayed Zak.
  • In 2014 mystery, thriller flick, I Am the Edge, Bill Olson portrayed Christopher Robbins.
  • In 0, Edward Olson played the role of Police Chief Joe Sica in action and adventure flick Who Is the Bloodiest Royal?.
  • Edwin Olson played small character of John Kincaid in 2010 horror, thriller movie Am I Alone?.

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