How common is the surname Olin?

4,163 people in the United States had the surname Olin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,164 Americans. It ranked 7,950th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Olin?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Olin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Olin?

Ken Olin, American actor (born 1954).

Where is the surname Olin most common?

Wikidata records people named Olin in the United States.

Is the surname Olin getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,163 in 2010, down 2.3%.

Is Olin also a first name?

Yes. Olin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Olin

A surname, carried by 4,163 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olin is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,163 people named Olin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,164 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,262.

#7,950

rank among US surnames

4,163

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,219)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,942	Wirtz	4,166	74,111
#7,944	Mele	4,165	74,129
#7,947	Czarnecki	4,164	74,146
#7,950	Alleyne	4,163	74,164
#7,953	Papp	4,162	74,182
#7,954	Gagliano	4,161	74,200
#7,955	Beech	4,160	74,218

Who is named Olin

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

89% of people named Olin identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Olins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ken Olin
American actor (born 1954)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Olin

Olin has the Soundex code O450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O450.

Questions

How common is the surname Olin?: 4,163 people in the United States had the surname Olin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,164 Americans. It ranked 7,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Olin?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Olin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Olin?: Ken Olin, American actor (born 1954).
Where is the surname Olin most common?: Wikidata records people named Olin in the United States.
Is the surname Olin getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,163 in 2010, down 2.3%.
Is Olin also a first name?: Yes. Olin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.