# Old (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/old/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,035 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,237 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 298,305 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (1,037 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Olde, Wold |

## Etymology

* In Northamptonshire, recorded as Walda in 1086 (DB), becoming Wolde in the 14th century, and later Old. From Old English or Old Saxon wald.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Old in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Ouellette.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.