The surname Olaya
A Spanish surname, carried by 888 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex O400
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Olaya, itself from Asturian Olaya, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía).
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 888 people named Olaya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 347,686 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 570.
Who is named Olaya
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Olaya identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
- Two or more races 0.6%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Variant spellings
- Olayo
Olaya has the Soundex code O400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O400.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Olaya come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Olaya, itself from Asturian Olaya, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía).
- How common is the surname Olaya?
- 888 people in the United States had the surname Olaya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 347,686 Americans. It ranked 27,228th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Olaya?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Olaya identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Olaya getting more or less common?
- More common. 570 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 888 in 2010, up 56%.
- What are other spellings of Olaya?
- Olayo.