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Olsen

in the US

There are 49,849 people with the last name "Olsen" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Olsen 480
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  1. is 476th most common Acosta
  2. is 477th most common Brock
  3. is 478th most common Drake
  4. is 479th most common Vazquez
  5. is 480th most common Olsen
  6. is 481st most common Pratt
  7. is 482nd most common Lamb
  8. is 483rd most common Meyers
  9. is 484th most common Marquez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Olsen

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

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.

Recent Searches for "Olsen" in the US

Since June 2009
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Robert Olsen (609 searches)
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