How Many People Have the Last Name Olsen?
people had the surname Olsen in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,970 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,999 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Olsen (93.7%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Olsen ranks #409. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Olsen grew from 57,357 people in 2000 to 59,356 in 2010 (up 3.5%), and its rank fell from #521 to #566. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 21.26 to 20.12 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 57,357 | 59,356 |
| Rank | #521 | #566 |
| Per 100,000 people | 21.26 | 20.12 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Olsen
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Olsen: O425
👤 Olsen as a First Name
Olsen is a first name too: about 493 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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