OLSON is ranked as the 94th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 247,998.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 77.78 people named OLSON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named OLSON is
193,090, the rank is 136
and the proportion per 100k Americans named OLSON is 60.61.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
OLSON is
96.0% White,
1.4% Hispanic origin,
0.4% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.0% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name OLSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name OLSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name OLSON
The state with the most people named
OLSON is
Minnesota where
36,015 people have this name.
North Dakota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named OLSON, as
778.61 in every 100,000
North Dakotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Minnesota.
North Dakota is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Mississippi
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name OLSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
11,542
89.61
100.0%
Indiana
1,824
27.65
99.6%
Iowa
5,772
185.77
100.0%
Kansas
2,194
75.55
99.8%
Michigan
5,592
56.43
99.9%
Minnesota
36,015
659.96
100.0%
Missouri
292
9.77
95.4%
Nebraska
3,594
191.01
100.0%
North Dakota
5,758
778.61
100.0%
Ohio
2,239
19.31
99.6%
South Dakota
4,103
480.91
100.0%
Wisconsin
19,729
342.66
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name OLSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,067
144.85
99.8%
Arizona
6,811
101.18
99.9%
California
21,711
55.95
100.0%
Colorado
5,578
104.15
99.9%
Hawaii
530
37.32
99.3%
Idaho
2,483
151.91
99.9%
Montana
2,973
290.46
100.0%
Nevada
1,908
67.19
99.8%
New Mexico
886
42.5
99.3%
Oregon
6,101
153.66
100.0%
Utah
4,075
138.45
99.9%
Washington
13,667
193.55
100.0%
Wyoming
960
164.42
99.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name OLSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have OLSON as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named OLSON.
The most popular full name is David OLSON.
1.97% of all the people named OLSON
have this given name.
There are 4126 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name OLSON