How common is the last name Olsen?

57,626 people in the United States have the last name Olsen, about 1 in 5,187. It ranks #571 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

OLSEN

#571

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
57,626
About
1 in 5,187
This common or more
33.4%
Who bears it

Of the 57,626 people with the last name Olsen, 90.9% reported their origin as White, 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Olsen

#569 Mckenzie · 58,046#570 Morton · 58,028#572 Lamb · 57,573#573 Hess · 57,557

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Olsen, most common first.

#166 Olson · 156,271#15,020 Olesen · 1,888#88,925 Olsem · 224#144,270 Olsan · 117

Also a first name

As a first name, Olsen ranks #25,807 of 53,615, with 365 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 66 births. See Olsen as a first name

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