How common is the last name Olson?

156,271 people in the United States have the last name Olson, about 1 in 1,913. It ranks #166 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

OLSON

#166

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
156,271
About
1 in 1,913
This common or more
20.9%
Who bears it

Of the 156,271 people with the last name Olson, 92.1% reported their origin as White, 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 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 Olson

#164 Munoz · 156,875#165 Porter · 156,720#167 Simpson · 156,097#168 Hunter · 155,740

Spelled almost the same

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

#571 Olsen · 57,626#8,866 Oleson · 3,547#11,789 Olsson · 2,541#133,930 Olison · 131#144,270 Olsan · 117#149,446 Olason · 110

Also a first name

As a first name, Olson ranks #23,902 of 53,615, with 407 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 36 births. See Olson as a first name

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