How common is the surname Olden?

2,014 people in the United States had the surname Olden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,300 Americans. It ranked 14,749th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Olden most common?

Wikidata records people named Olden in the United States.

Is the surname Olden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,014 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Olden

A surname, carried by 2,014 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olden is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Alden.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,014 people named Olden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,300 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,808.

#14,749

rank among US surnames

2,014

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+11.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,005)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,748	McCraney	2,015	153,224
#14,749	Austria	2,014	153,300
#14,755	Dittrich	2,013	153,376

Who is named Olden

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

56% of people named Olden identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%

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 Oldens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Georg Olden
Actor, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Olden

Oldenburg

Olden has the Soundex code O435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O435.

Questions

Where does the surname Olden come from?: Variant of Alden.
How common is the surname Olden?: 2,014 people in the United States had the surname Olden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,300 Americans. It ranked 14,749th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Olden?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Olden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Olden?: Georg Olden, actor.
Where is the surname Olden most common?: Wikidata records people named Olden in the United States.
Is the surname Olden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,014 in 2010, up 11%.