The surname Olea
A surname, carried by 4,447 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex O400
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,447 people named Olea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,428 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,963.
#7,492
rank among US surnames
4,447
people in 2010
1.5
per 100,000 Americans
+50.1%
change since 2000 (was #10,034)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7,487 | Garzon | 4,450 | 69,381 |
| #7,488 | Leatherwood | 4,449 | 69,397 |
| #7,490 | Maddux | 4,448 | 69,412 |
| #7,492 | Garfield | 4,447 | 69,428 |
| #7,494 | Hepler | 4,445 | 69,459 |
Who is named Olea
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
87% of people named Olea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
- White (not Hispanic) 9.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- Two or more races 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Olea has the Soundex code O400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O400.
Questions
- How common is the surname Olea?
- 4,447 people in the United States had the surname Olea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,428 Americans. It ranked 7,492nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Olea?
- In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Olea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Olea getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,447 in 2010, up 50%.