# Olinger (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,732 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,998 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,863 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (5,572 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Ohlinger.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Olinger 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Olinger in Switzerland.

## People named Olinger

- Rolf Olinger, alpine skier (1924-2006)

## Similar surnames

Olmos, Olmstead, Olmsted, Olenick, Olenik.

## 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.