How Many People Have the Last Name Olson?
people had the surname Olson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,798 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
+533 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Olson (94.8%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Olson ranks #109. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Olson grew from 163,502 people in 2000 to 164,035 in 2010 (up 0.3%), and its rank fell from #136 to #157. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 60.61 to 55.61 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 163,502 | 164,035 |
| Rank | #136 | #157 |
| Per 100,000 people | 60.61 | 55.61 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Olson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Olson: O425
👤 Olson as a First Name
Olson is a first name too: about 314 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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