How common is the surname Olander?

2,462 people in the United States had the surname Olander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,404 Americans. It ranked 12,576th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Olander?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Olander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Olander?

Mamie Van Doren, American actress.

Where is the surname Olander most common?

Wikidata records people named Olander in the United States.

Is the surname Olander getting more or less common?

More common. 2,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,462 in 2010, up 9.9%.

The surname Olander

A Swedish place surname, carried by 2,462 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olander is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Ölander, a habitational surname for someone from the island of Öland.

Olander is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,462 people named Olander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,404 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,240.

#12,576

rank among US surnames

2,462

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,667)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,576	Hollman	2,462	125,404
#12,581	Storch	2,461	125,455
#12,584	Graver	2,460	125,506

Who is named Olander

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Olander identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Olanders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mamie Van Doren
American actress, born 1931

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Olander come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Ölander, a habitational surname for someone from the island of Öland.
How common is the surname Olander?: 2,462 people in the United States had the surname Olander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,404 Americans. It ranked 12,576th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Olander?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Olander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Olander?: Mamie Van Doren, American actress.
Where is the surname Olander most common?: Wikidata records people named Olander in the United States.
What type of surname is Olander?: Olander is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Olander getting more or less common?: More common. 2,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,462 in 2010, up 9.9%.