How common is the surname Ollie?

1,209 people in the United States had the surname Ollie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ollie?

Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach.

Where is the surname Ollie most common?

Wikidata records people named Ollie in the United States.

Is the surname Ollie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, up 1.1%.

Is Ollie also a first name?

Yes. Ollie 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 Ollie

A surname, carried by 1,209 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O400 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). Ollie is more common than 86.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,209 people named Ollie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,196.

#21,583

rank among US surnames

1,209

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,589)

Who is named Ollie

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

74% of people named Ollie identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ollies

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Ollie
American basketball player and coach, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ollie

Olley

Ollie 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 Ollie?: 1,209 people in the United States had the surname Ollie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ollie?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Ollie identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ollie?: Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach.
Where is the surname Ollie most common?: Wikidata records people named Ollie in the United States.
Is the surname Ollie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, up 1.1%.
Is Ollie also a first name?: Yes. Ollie 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.