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Olsen

in the US

There are 51,412 people with the last name "Olsen" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Olsen 476
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  1. is 472nd most common Lloyd
  2. is 473rd most common Sparks
  3. is 474th most common Pope
  4. is 475th most common Glover
  5. is 476th most common Olsen
  6. is 477th most common Yates
  7. is 478th most common Mcbride
  8. is 479th most common Espinoza
  9. is 480th most common Hess

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Olsen

Robert, David, John, Richard, Michael, James, Mary, Eric, William, Thomas

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

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

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