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Olsen

in Illinois

There are 2,306 people with the last name "Olsen" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Olsen 382
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  1. is 378th most common Webster
  2. is 379th most common Estrada
  3. is 380th most common Warner
  4. is 381st most common Barker
  5. is 382nd most common Olsen
  6. is 383rd most common Blair
  7. is 384th most common Hogan
  8. is 385th most common Garza
  9. is 386th most common Brady

Similar Names and Nicknames

Olden, Olseen, Olsem, Olzem, Olsey, Olseth, Olken, Oldemeyer, Olseene, Olzen

Most Common First Names for Olsen

Robert, John, David, Thomas, James, Kenneth, Richard, William, Ronald, Susan

Meaning & History

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Olaf, Olav (Old Norse Óláfr, Ólafr, variant Óleifr, earlier Anleifr, from proto-Scandinavian elements meaning ‘ancestor’ + ‘heir’, ‘descendant’). Olaf has always been one of the most common Scandinavian names; it continued to be popular in the Middle Ages, in part as a result of the fame of St. Olaf, King of Norway, who brought Christianity to his country c.1030. This surname, the second most common in Norway, is also established in England, notably in the Newcastle upon Tyne area.

German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.

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